30.1%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Telegraph Point · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Telegraph Point
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Health needs have shifted in Telegraph Point, with 30.1% of people now living with a long-term health condition. This is well above the New South Wales figure of 27%. Arthritis and mental health are the most common long-term challenges for residents in the area.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About 30.1% of people have a long-term health condition, which is a little above the national figure of 27.7%. Mental health conditions are reported by 9.3% of residents, a rate higher than most similar areas.
9.3%
Higher than 61% 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 Telegraph Point, None is the majority at 67%; One condition is next at 23%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily assistance is needed by 6.6% of people in Telegraph Point. This is about the same as the 5.8% recorded for both New South Wales and Australia, though it remains higher than most areas.
6.6% ▲ +86.0%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.6%
- 2016: 5.4%
- 2021: 6.6%
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 Telegraph Point [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13796/telegraph-point/topic/health-disability