27.6%
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Taylor Bay · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Taylor Bay
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A high need for daily assistance defines Taylor Bay, where 11.8% of people require help with everyday tasks. While general health levels align with the state and national figures, the demand for support services is significantly higher here than in most other areas.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About 27.6% of residents have a long-term health condition, which is about the same as the figures for Victoria and Australia. Mental health conditions are reported by 6.6% of people, a rate a little below the national average.
6.6%
Lower than 65% 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 Taylor Bay, None is the majority at 67%; Two conditions is next at 16%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily help is needed by 11.8% of the population. This is well above the 5.9% seen across Victoria and the 5.8% national average, placing Taylor Bay among the highest areas for this need.
11.8% ▲ +97.4%
Higher than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.0%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 11.8%
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 Taylor Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22472/taylor-bay/topic/health-disability