40.3%
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Tallwood · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Tallwood
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Long-term health issues have become more common in Tallwood, where 40.3% of residents now live with a lasting condition. This figure is far above the New South Wales average of 27%, marking it as one of the highest areas for health challenges.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Arthritis is the most common ailment affecting 22.4% of people, followed by cancer at 14.9%. Mental health conditions are also more frequent than in most areas, affecting 10.4% of the population.
10.4%
Higher than 72% 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 Tallwood, None is the majority at 53%; One condition is next at 28%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
About 6% of residents need help with daily activities, which is higher than most similar areas but about the same as the national figure of 5.8%.
6.0% —
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 6.0%
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 Tallwood [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13752/tallwood/topic/health-disability