27.6%
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Taroom · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Taroom
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Arthritis is the most common long-term health issue in Taroom, affecting 9.8% of the population. Overall health in the area is fairly typical for the region, though a smaller share of people report mental health conditions compared to most other places.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About 27.6% of residents have a long-term health condition, which is a little below the Queensland figure of 28.8%. Mental health conditions are notably less common here than in most areas, affecting 6.1% of people.
6.1%
Lower than 69% 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 Taroom, None is the majority at 70%; One condition is next at 19%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily activities require help for 6.4% of people in Taroom. This is higher than most similar areas, though it is about the same as the figures for Queensland and Australia.
6.4% ▼ -7.7%
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.0%
- 2016: 7.0%
- 2021: 6.4%
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 Taroom [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32755/taroom/topic/health-disability