20.4%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Tantawangalo · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Tantawangalo
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Far fewer people live with long-term health issues in Tantawangalo compared to the rest of the state. Only 20.4% of residents report a chronic condition, which is well below the national figure of 27.7%. This suggests a population that is generally healthier than the Australian average.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
While mental health conditions affect 7.4% of people—about the same as the state figure—overall chronic illness is much lower than in most areas. Most residents have no long-term health conditions at all, while 15.4% live with one.
7.4%
Lower than 57% 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 Tantawangalo, None is the majority at 72%; One condition is next at 19%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily life is easier for more people here, with only 2.5% needing help with regular activities. This is well below both the New South Wales and national figures of 5.8%.
2.5% ▼ -53.1%
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.3%
- 2016: 1.9%
- 2021: 2.5%
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 Tantawangalo [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13768/tantawangalo/topic/health-disability