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Tarrawanna · Suburb / Locality

Health & Disability in Tarrawanna

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

A well above average share of people in Tarrawanna live with long-term health issues. About 32.1% of residents have a chronic condition, which is significantly higher than the figures for New South Wales and Australia. This trend is reflected in the high number of people who require help with daily tasks.

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📍 Tarrawanna, Suburb / Locality

Where Tarrawanna sits — People with a long-term health condition

32.1%

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Tarrawanna — higher than 66% of areas.

Tarrawanna32.1%
2518, NSW 32.5%
New South Wales 27.0%

Health conditions

Long-term conditions people report.

Chronic health issues are common here, with 13.5% of people living with arthritis and 8.3% with asthma. Mental health conditions affect 9.9% of the population, a figure that is a little above both the state and national averages.

Number of long-term health conditions

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In Tarrawanna, None is the majority at 65%; One condition is next at 22%.

None 59.6% One condition 19.8% Two conditions 6.5% Three or more 6.1%

Long-term health conditions reported

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No single group dominates in Tarrawanna — Arthritis leads at 22%, ahead of Mental health (16%) and Other condition (15%).

Arthritis 13.5% Mental health 9.9% Other condition 9.2% Asthma 8.3% Diabetes 5.7% Heart disease 4.9% Cancer 4.2% Lung condition 3.3% Dementia 1.6% Stroke 1.5%

Need for assistance

People needing help with daily activities.

Daily support is needed by 9.9% of residents, which is much higher than most similar areas. This is well above the 5.8% recorded for New South Wales and Australia.

People needing help with daily activities

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9.9% ▲ +47.3%

Higher than 89% of suburb / locality 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 Tarrawanna [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13784/tarrawanna/topic/health-disability