29.0%
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Tempy · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Tempy
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A higher than usual proportion of people in Tempy live with mental health conditions. While most residents are healthy, about 29% of the community manages a long-term health issue, which is slightly above the national figure.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions affect 9.7% of people, which is higher than in most similar areas. Arthritis is the most common long-term health issue at 11.3%, followed by diabetes at 6.5% and asthma at 4.8%.
9.7%
Higher 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 Tempy, None is the majority at 74%; One condition is next at 20%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily assistance is required by 6.5% of the population. This is a higher rate than most areas, though it remains about the same as the figures for Victoria and Australia.
6.5% —
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 5.3%
- 2021: 6.5%
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 Tempy [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22485/tempy/topic/health-disability