33.8%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Tatong · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Tatong
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A higher share of residents than most similar areas live with long-term health issues in Tatong. About 33.8% of people have a lasting health condition, which is well above the national figure of 27.7%. This reflects a community where chronic health challenges are more common than in the typical Australian town.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Arthritis is the most common long-term condition at 11.4%, followed by heart disease at 9.3%. While 33.8% of people have a long-term health issue, those with mental health conditions sit at 7.5%, which is a little below the national figure of 8.8%.
7.5%
Lower than 56% 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 Tatong, None is the majority at 63%; One condition is next at 26%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily help is needed by 3.9% of the population. This is around the middle for similar areas and is a little below the 5.8% national average.
3.9% ▲ +23.5%
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.2%
- 2016: 5.6%
- 2021: 3.9%
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 Tatong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22466/tatong/topic/health-disability