40.1%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Tailem Bend · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Tailem Bend
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Health challenges have become more prominent in Tailem Bend, where 40.1% of people now live with a long-term health condition. This figure is far above the national average of 27.7% and is among the highest for similar areas.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Long-term health issues are common here, with arthritis (15.7%) and mental health conditions (13.8%) being the most frequent. The 13.8% rate for mental health is well above the 8.8% national figure.
13.8%
Higher than 89% 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 Tailem Bend, None is the majority at 54%; One condition is next at 28%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Nearly one in ten people (9.9%) in Tailem Bend need help with daily activities. This is much higher than most areas and well above the South Australian figure of 6.7%.
9.9% ▲ +28.6%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.7%
- 2016: 8.0%
- 2021: 9.9%
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 Tailem Bend [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41416/tailem-bend/topic/health-disability