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Tocumwal - Finley - Jerilderie · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Health & Disability in Tocumwal - Finley - Jerilderie

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

Nearly 37% of people in Tocumwal - Finley - Jerilderie live with a long-term health condition. This is well above the national figure of 27.7% and among the highest rates for similar areas. The region faces significant health challenges, with a high proportion of residents managing chronic illnesses.

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📍 Tocumwal - Finley - Jerilderie, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Where Tocumwal - Finley - Jerilderie sits — People with a long-term health condition

36.6%

All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Tocumwal - Finley - Jerilderie — higher than 91% of areas.

Tocumwal - Finley - Jerilderie36.6%
2716, NSW 32.5%
New South Wales 27.0%

Health conditions

Long-term conditions people report.

Arthritis is the most common long-term health condition at 14.9%, followed by asthma at 10.8%. Mental health conditions affect 9.7% of the population, which is higher than most areas and a little above the New South Wales figure of 8.0%.

Number of long-term health conditions

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In Tocumwal - Finley - Jerilderie, None is the majority at 58%; One condition is next at 25%.

None 50.9% One condition 22.2% Two conditions 9.1% Three or more 5.3%

Long-term health conditions reported

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No single group dominates in Tocumwal - Finley - Jerilderie — Arthritis leads at 23%, ahead of Asthma (17%) and Mental health (15%).

Arthritis 14.9% Asthma 10.8% Mental health 9.7% Other condition 7.6% Heart disease 6.3% Diabetes 6.1% Cancer 4.2% Lung condition 2.7% Stroke 1.5% Dementia 1.2%

Need for assistance

People needing help with daily activities.

Daily assistance is needed by 7.1% of people, a figure that is much higher than most areas. This need for support has risen by 1.0 percentage point since 2011, placing it a little above the national average of 5.8%.

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7.1% ▲ +16.6%

Higher than 77% 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 Tocumwal - Finley - Jerilderie [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/109031185/tocumwal-finley-jerilderie/topic/health-disability