40.3%
Higher than 85% of urban centre areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Taree · Urban Centre
Health & Disability in Taree
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A growing need for support marks the health landscape in Taree, where the share of people needing help with daily tasks has more than doubled since 2011. This is a community with significant health challenges, as over 40% of residents live with a long-term health condition.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Long-term health issues are far more common here than in the rest of Australia, with 40.3% of people affected. Arthritis (14.6%) and mental health conditions (14.1%) are the most frequent, with mental health rates well above the national figure of 8.8%.
14.1%
Higher than 91% of urban centre 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 Taree, None is the majority at 55%; One condition is next at 27%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily assistance is needed by 11.3% of residents, which is well above the New South Wales average of 5.8%. This figure has risen sharply, increasing by 6.1 percentage points since 2011.
11.3% ▲ +116.8%
Higher than 91% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 5.2%
- 2016: 7.9%
- 2021: 11.3%
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 Taree [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL113016/taree/topic/health-disability