30.1%
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Tarwin Lower · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Tarwin Lower
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A little over 30% of people in Tarwin Lower live with a long-term health condition. This is slightly higher than the figures for Victoria and Australia. Most residents do not have a long-term health issue, while about 18% deal with one.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About 30.1% of people have a long-term health condition, with arthritis being the most common at 9.3%. Mental health conditions affect 8.9% of the population, which is about the same as the state and national figures.
8.9%
Higher than 57% 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 Tarwin Lower, None is the majority at 68%; One condition is next at 20%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily life is manageable for most, as the 4.3% of people needing help with daily activities is a little below the figures for both Victoria and Australia.
4.3% ▲ +11.6%
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.9%
- 2016: 4.2%
- 2021: 4.3%
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 Tarwin Lower [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22465/tarwin-lower/topic/health-disability