35.8%
Higher than 65% of urban centre areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Tarraganda · Urban Centre
Health & Disability in Tarraganda
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Well above the national average, 35.8% of people in Tarraganda live with a long-term health condition. This is a significant gap compared to the typical Australian experience, where the figure is 27.7%. Most residents are healthy, but arthritis and mental health issues are the most common lasting conditions reported here.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Long-term health issues are more common here than in most areas, with 14.6% of people reporting arthritis. Mental health conditions affect 10.4% of the population, which is a little above the national figure of 8.8%.
10.4%
Higher than 57% 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 Tarraganda, None is the majority at 61%; One condition is next at 26%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
About 4.9% of people need help with daily activities, a figure that is lower than most areas and roughly the same as the New South Wales average. This need for support has risen since 2011, when it was only 1.9%.
4.9% ▲ +153.6%
Lower than 68% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 1.9%
- 2016: 4.9%
- 2021: 4.9%
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 Tarraganda [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL122129/tarraganda/topic/health-disability