24.3%
Lower than 73% of federal electorate areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Tangney · Federal Electorate
Health & Disability in Tangney
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Far fewer people live with long-term health issues in Tangney compared to the national figure. Only 24.3% of residents report a long-term condition, which is well below the Australian average of 27.7%. This trend is seen across both physical and mental health measures.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
The area has a much lower rate of mental health conditions than most other places, at 6.5%. Most people here have no long-term health issues, while 17.5% of the population lives with one condition.
6.5%
Lower than 82% of federal 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 Tangney, None is the majority at 74%; One condition is next at 19%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Only 4.4% of people in Tangney need help with daily activities, a figure that is a little below the national average. This proportion has risen by 1.5 points since 2011.
4.4% ▲ +54.6%
Lower than 82% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 2.8%
- 2016: 4.1%
- 2021: 4.4%
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 Tangney [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ced/CED515/tangney/topic/health-disability