41.6%
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Tara · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Tara
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Forty-two per cent of people in Tara live with a long-term health condition, a figure far above the national average. This high rate of chronic illness is matched by a significant need for daily support across the community.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Long-term health issues are very common here, with 41.6% of residents affected, well above the 28.8% seen across Queensland. Arthritis is the most reported condition at 16.2%, followed by mental health issues at 15.2%, which is also well above the national figure.
15.2%
Higher than 92% 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 Tara, None is the majority at 53%; One condition is next at 26%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Thirteen per cent of people in Tara need help with daily activities, which is well above the 5.8% average for Australia. This is among the highest rates of need for assistance across similar areas.
13.1% ▲ +8.7%
Higher than 97% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.0%
- 2016: 9.4%
- 2021: 13.1%
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 Tara [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32745/tara/topic/health-disability