40.1%
Higher than 84% of urban centre areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Tanilba Bay · Urban Centre
Health & Disability in Tanilba Bay
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Nearly 10% of residents in Tanilba Bay now need help with daily activities, a figure that has risen since 2011. This trend sits alongside a very high rate of chronic illness, with 40.1% of people living 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 the state, with arthritis and mental health being the most reported conditions. About 13.2% of people have a mental health condition, which is well above the national figure of 8.8%.
13.2%
Higher than 87% 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 Tanilba Bay, None is the majority at 57%; One condition is next at 25%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
The proportion of people needing help with daily tasks is 9.7%, which is much higher than most areas. This figure has risen by 4.7 percentage points since 2011, moving well above the New South Wales average of 5.8%.
9.7% ▲ +94.0%
Higher than 84% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 5.0%
- 2016: 7.8%
- 2021: 9.7%
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 Tanilba Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL115131/tanilba-bay/topic/health-disability