34.4%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Talawa · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Talawa
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Mental health is the most common long-term condition in Talawa, where 11.5% of people live with such a struggle. Overall, this area has a much higher rate of long-term health issues than most similar places, with 34.4% of residents reporting a chronic condition.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
The rate of long-term health conditions is well above the national figure and about the same as the Tasmanian average. Mental health is the most frequent issue, followed by other conditions at 9.8% and asthma at 8.2%.
11.5%
Higher than 79% 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 Talawa, None is the majority at 62%; One condition is next at 27%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Needing help with daily activities is much more common here than in most areas. At 9.8%, this is well above both the Tasmanian figure of 6.8% and the national average of 5.8%.
9.8% —
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 13.2%
- 2021: 9.8%
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 Talawa [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60664/talawa/topic/health-disability