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Inverell - Tenterfield · Sub-region (SA3)

Health & Disability in Inverell - Tenterfield

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

More people now need help with daily activities in Inverell - Tenterfield than in 2011. This region faces significant health challenges, with 34.2% of people living with a long-term health condition, a figure well above the national average.

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📍 Inverell - Tenterfield, Sub-region (SA3)

Where Inverell - Tenterfield sits — People with a long-term health condition

34.2%

All sub-region (sa3) areas, 2021. The marker is Inverell - Tenterfield — higher than 86% of areas.

Inverell - Tenterfield34.2%
Rest of NSW 33.3%
New South Wales 27.0%

Health conditions

Long-term conditions people report.

Long-term health issues are much more common here than in most other areas, with arthritis (13.4%) and mental health (9.8%) being the most frequent. About 9.8% of residents have a mental health condition, which is higher than most areas.

Number of long-term health conditions

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In Inverell - Tenterfield, None is the majority at 61%; One condition is next at 24%.

None 53.5% One condition 20.8% Two conditions 8.2% Three or more 5.2%

Long-term health conditions reported

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No single group dominates in Inverell - Tenterfield — Arthritis leads at 22%, ahead of Mental health (16%) and Asthma (15%).

Arthritis 13.4% Mental health 9.8% Asthma 9.6% Other condition 8.3% Diabetes 6.3% Heart disease 5.7% Cancer 3.9% Lung condition 3.1% Stroke 1.4% Dementia 1.0%

Need for assistance

People needing help with daily activities.

Daily living assistance is needed by 7.7% of the population, which is a little above the New South Wales and national figures. This rate has risen by 1.2 percentage points since 2011.

People needing help with daily activities

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7.7% ▲ +18.8%

Higher than 88% of sub-region (sa3) 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 Inverell - Tenterfield [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/11002/inverell-tenterfield/topic/health-disability