22.6%
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Tapping · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Tapping
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Far fewer people live with long-term health problems in Tapping than in most similar areas. Only 22.6% of residents report a chronic condition, which is well below both the state and national figures.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Asthma is the most common long-term health issue at 7.4%, while 7.2% of people have a mental health condition. This last figure is a little below the national average of 8.8%.
7.2%
Lower than 59% 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 Tapping, None is the majority at 76%; One condition is next at 18%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily life is easier for most here, with only 3% of people needing help with daily activities. This is lower than most areas and a little below the Australian figure of 5.8%.
3.0% ▲ +133.9%
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.3%
- 2016: 2.0%
- 2021: 3.0%
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 Tapping [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51435/tapping/topic/health-disability