43.9%
Higher than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Taunton · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Taunton
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Health profiles in Taunton have shifted since 2011, with a now striking 43.9% of people reporting a long-term health condition. This is far above the national figure of 27.7%, marking it as one of the areas with the highest rates of chronic illness.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Arthritis and asthma are the most common issues, both affecting 19.3% of residents. While chronic illness is common, mental health conditions affect 8.8% of people, which is about the same as the Queensland and national figures.
8.8%
Higher than 56% 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 Taunton, the largest group is None at 43%, followed by One condition (36%) and Two conditions (11%).
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Despite the high rate of long-term health conditions, 0.0% of people in Taunton need help with daily activities. This is well below the national figure of 5.8%.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 15.9%
- 2021: 0.0%
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 Taunton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32760/taunton/topic/health-disability