15.4%
Lower than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Talbot West · Suburb / Locality
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A far lower rate of long-term health issues than the national average defines Talbot West, where only 15.4% of people report a chronic condition. While overall health is strong, there is a notable gap in mental health, which is much more common here than in other similar areas.
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions are well above the state and national figures at 15.4%, which accounts for every long-term health condition reported in the area. In contrast, the overall rate of chronic health issues is far below the national figure of 27.7%.
15.4%
Lower than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
15.4%
Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people reporting a long-term mental health condition (incl. depression or anxiety).
In Talbot West, None is the majority at 60%; One condition is next at 40%.
People needing help with daily activities.
No one in Talbot West reports needing help with daily activities, a figure that is well below both the state and national averages.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with a core-activity need for assistance due to disability or age.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Health & Disability in Talbot West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51425/talbot-west/topic/health-disability