16.3%
Lower than 99% of state electorate areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Tarneit (Western Metropolitan) · State Electorate
Health & Disability in Tarneit (Western Metropolitan)
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Only 16.3% of people in Tarneit report a long-term health condition, which is far below the national figure of 27.7%. This makes the area one of the healthiest of its kind. Most residents live without any chronic health issues.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions affect 4.2% of people here, which is well below the Victorian average of 8.8%. Asthma is the most common long-term condition reported at 5.7%, while the vast majority of people have no long-term health conditions at all.
4.2%
Lower than 96% of state electorate 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 Tarneit (Western Metropolitan), None is the majority at 82%; One condition is next at 13%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Only 3.4% of residents need help with daily activities, a figure that is much lower than most areas. This level of need has barely changed since 2016 and remains a little below the Australian average of 5.8%.
3.4% —
Lower than 91% of state electorate areas.
- 2016: 3.3%
- 2021: 3.4%
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 Tarneit (Western Metropolitan) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED28107/tarneit/topic/health-disability