43.5%
Higher than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Tandarook · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Tandarook
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Far more people live with long-term health issues in Tandarook than in most similar areas. About 43.5% of residents report a lasting health condition, a figure far above the national average of 27.7%. This high rate of illness is reflected in the significant number of people who require daily help.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Health challenges are common here, with 10.9% of people reporting a mental health condition, which is a little above the 8.8% seen across Australia. Asthma is the most frequent long-term condition affecting 28.3% of the population.
10.9%
Higher than 75% 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 Tandarook, the largest group is None at 50%, followed by One condition (31%) and Three or more (19%).
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
The need for support is high in Tandarook, where 15.2% of people need help with daily activities. This is well above the 5.9% found in Victoria and the 5.8% national figure.
15.2% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
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 Tandarook [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22439/tandarook/topic/health-disability