23.7%
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Tarome · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Tarome
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Far fewer people live with long-term health conditions in Tarome than in the rest of the state. Only 23.7% of residents report a chronic illness, which is well below the Queensland figure of 28.8%. This suggests a generally healthier population compared to most other Australian areas.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Asthma is the most common long-term condition here at 11.1%, followed by mental health issues at 8.9%. Most residents are healthy, with 71.1% reporting no long-term conditions at all.
8.9%
Higher than 58% 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 Tarome, None is the majority at 72%; One condition is next at 16%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Despite lower rates of chronic illness, 6.7% of people in Tarome need help with daily activities. This is higher than most similar areas and slightly above the national figure of 5.8%.
6.7% ▼ -32.4%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.9%
- 2016: 5.9%
- 2021: 6.7%
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 Tarome [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32752/tarome/topic/health-disability