13.5%
Lower than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Tarneit · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Tarneit
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Almost 79% of people in Tarneit report having no long-term health conditions. This makes the area remarkably healthy, with rates of long-term illness and mental health issues sitting far below the Victorian and national figures.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Only 13.5% of people have a long-term health condition, which is far below the 27.7% national figure. Mental health conditions are also much lower than most areas at 3.1%, with asthma being the most common reported illness at 5.1%.
3.1%
Lower than 83% 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 Tarneit, None is the majority at 85%; One condition is next at 11%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily life is easier for most here, as only 2.7% of people need help with daily activities. This is well below both the state figure of 5.9% and the national figure of 5.8%.
2.7% ▲ +20.0%
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.2%
- 2016: 2.7%
- 2021: 2.7%
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 Tarneit [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22451/tarneit/topic/health-disability