38.6%
Higher than 78% of urban centre areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Tarpeena · Urban Centre
Health & Disability in Tarpeena
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
More people have needed help with daily tasks in Tarpeena (L) over the last decade, with 8.2% now requiring support. This is part of a broader trend where health challenges are much more common here than in most other similar areas.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Long-term health conditions affect 38.6% of people, a figure far above the national average of 27.7%. Mental health issues are particularly high at 15.5%, which is well above both the state and national figures.
15.5%
Higher than 96% 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 Tarpeena, None is the majority at 57%; One condition is next at 24%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily assistance is needed by 8.2% of residents, which is a little above the national figure of 5.8%. This need for help has risen by 3.4 percentage points since 2011.
8.2% ▲ +69.1%
Higher than 72% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 4.9%
- 2016: 8.8%
- 2021: 8.2%
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 Tarpeena [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL422055/tarpeena/topic/health-disability