31.1%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Tennyson · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Tennyson
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
More people in Tennyson now report long-term health issues than in previous years. Around 31.1% of residents live with a long-term health condition, which is well above the figures for both New South Wales and Australia.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Long-term health conditions are more common here than in most areas, with arthritis (10.6%) and diabetes (9.0%) being the most frequent. Mental health conditions affect 7.7% of people, which is about the same as the state average.
7.7%
Lower than 55% 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 Tennyson, None is the majority at 68%; One condition is next at 21%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
About 5.3% of people in Tennyson need some help with daily activities. This is about the same as the national and state figures.
5.3% ▲ +75.0%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.0%
- 2016: 3.4%
- 2021: 5.3%
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 Tennyson [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13804/tennyson/topic/health-disability