29.8%
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Tatham · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Tatham
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Daily life in Tatham is marked by a strong level of independence, as far fewer people need help with basic tasks than in other parts of the country. While 29.8% of residents live with a long-term health condition, most of the population reports no chronic health issues at all.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Long-term health conditions are a little more common here than in the state and national figures, with asthma being the most frequent at 11.6%. Mental health conditions affect 8.9% of the population, which is about the same as the rest of Australia.
8.9%
Higher than 58% 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 Tatham, None is the majority at 64%; One condition is next at 29%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Only 2.7% of people in Tatham need help with daily activities, a figure that is well below the 5.8% seen across New South Wales and Australia.
2.7% ▲ +57.3%
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.7%
- 2016: 1.9%
- 2021: 2.7%
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 Tatham [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13788/tatham/topic/health-disability