48.0%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Tallowwood Ridge · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Tallowwood Ridge
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Nearly half of the people in Tallowwood Ridge live with a long-term health condition, a rate far higher than the national figure. This high prevalence of chronic illness stands in contrast to the fact that no one in the area currently reports needing help with daily activities.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Long-term health conditions affect 48% of residents, which is among the highest rates for similar areas. Arthritis is the most common issue at 36%, while 12% of the population lives with a mental health condition, a figure well above the New South Wales average.
12.0%
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality 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 Tallowwood Ridge, None is the majority at 57%; One condition is next at 43%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Despite the high rate of chronic illness, 0% of people here need help with daily activities. This is much lower than most areas and well below the national figure of 5.8%.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
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 Tallowwood Ridge [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13751/tallowwood-ridge/topic/health-disability