37.3%
Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Tinderry · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Tinderry
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Far more people live with a long-term health condition in Tinderry than in most other areas, with 37.3% of the population affected. This is well above the national figure of 27.7%. While many struggle with chronic illness, mental health conditions are much less common here than in other parts of the country.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Long-term health issues are common, especially arthritis at 25.4% and asthma at 11.9%. About 15.3% of people have three or more conditions, while 5.1% of residents have a mental health condition, which is well below the Australian average.
5.1%
Lower than 75% 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 Tinderry, the largest group is None at 50%, followed by One condition (25%) and Three or more (17%).
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
About 5.1% of people need some help with daily activities. This is roughly the same as the figures for both New South Wales and Australia.
5.1% —
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 4.5%
- 2021: 5.1%
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 Tinderry [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13890/tinderry/topic/health-disability