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Chittaway Bay - Tumbi Umbi · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Health & Disability in Chittaway Bay - Tumbi Umbi

Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.

Daily life for many in Chittaway Bay - Tumbi Umbi involves managing long-term illness, as 32.7% of residents live with a chronic health condition. This is well above the national figure of 27.7%. These health challenges are more common here than in most other similar areas.

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📍 Chittaway Bay - Tumbi Umbi, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Where Chittaway Bay - Tumbi Umbi sits — People with a long-term health condition

32.7%

All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Chittaway Bay - Tumbi Umbi — higher than 77% of areas.

Chittaway Bay - Tumbi Umbi32.7%
2261, NSW 33.8%
New South Wales 27.0%

Health conditions

Long-term conditions people report.

Chronic illness is widespread, with arthritis affecting 10.9% of people and mental health conditions affecting 10.4%. This last figure is a little above the national average of 8.8%. About 21.9% of residents live with one long-term condition, while 3.7% manage three or more.

Number of long-term health conditions

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In Chittaway Bay - Tumbi Umbi, None is the majority at 65%; One condition is next at 24%.

None 60.2% One condition 21.9% Two conditions 7.2% Three or more 3.7%

Long-term health conditions reported

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Chittaway Bay - Tumbi Umbi splits fairly evenly between Arthritis (19%) and Mental health (19%), with Asthma at 17%.

Arthritis 10.9% Mental health 10.4% Asthma 9.5% Other condition 8.3% Diabetes 5.0% Heart disease 4.5% Cancer 3.7% Lung condition 2.2% Stroke 0.9% Dementia 0.7%

Need for assistance

People needing help with daily activities.

More people in this area need help with daily activities compared to most other places. At 6.9%, this is a little above the New South Wales figure of 5.8% and has risen by 2.0 percentage points since 2011.

People needing help with daily activities

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6.9% ▲ +42.5%

Higher than 73% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

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 Chittaway Bay - Tumbi Umbi [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/102021047/chittaway-bay-tumbi-umbi/topic/health-disability