38.2%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Taradale · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Taradale
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A far higher share of people in Taradale live with a long-term health condition compared to the rest of the country. Around 38.2% of residents report a chronic health issue, which is 10 percentage points above the Australian figure.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions are notably common here, affecting 13.4% of people, which is well above the national figure of 8.8%. Arthritis is the most reported long-term condition at 13.7%, followed by asthma and heart disease.
13.4%
Higher than 88% 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 Taradale, None is the majority at 57%; One condition is next at 31%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Despite the high rate of health conditions, only 3.6% of people in Taradale need help with daily activities. This is a little below the 5.8% seen across Australia.
3.6% ▼ -1.5%
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.7%
- 2016: 4.2%
- 2021: 3.6%
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 Taradale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22447/taradale/topic/health-disability