34.8%
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Tallarook · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Tallarook
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A much higher share of people in Tallarook live with long-term health conditions compared to the rest of the country. About 34.8% of residents report a chronic health issue, which is well above the national figure of 27.7%. This creates a distinct health profile for the area where chronic illness is more common than in most other places.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Long-term health issues are common here, with arthritis (11.6%) and asthma (10.6%) being the most reported. Mental health conditions affect 10.3% of residents, which is a little above the Victorian average of 8.8%.
10.3%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people reporting a long-term mental health condition (incl. depression or anxiety).
Number of long-term health conditions
View on map →In Tallarook, None is the majority at 63%; One condition is next at 24%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Despite the high rate of health conditions, 4.8% of people need help with daily activities. This is a little below the state average of 5.9% and about the same as the national figure.
4.8% ▲ +72.6%
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.8%
- 2016: 3.4%
- 2021: 4.8%
Share of people with a core-activity need for assistance due to disability or age.
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Health & Disability in Tallarook [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22430/tallarook/topic/health-disability