52.0%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Tarrenlea · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Tarrenlea
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Over half of the people in Tarrenlea live with a long-term health condition, a figure far above the national average. This high rate of illness is most visible in the prevalence of asthma and mental health challenges across the area.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About 52% of residents have a long-term health condition, which is far above the 27.7% national figure. Mental health conditions are particularly common here at 28%, a rate far above the 8.8% seen across Australia.
28.0%
Higher than 99% 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 Tarrenlea, None is the majority at 67%; One condition is next at 33%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Despite the high rate of health conditions, no one in Tarrenlea reported needing help with daily activities, which is well below the national figure of 5.8%.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
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 Tarrenlea [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22461/tarrenlea/topic/health-disability