29.8%
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Tocal · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Tocal
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Far fewer people need daily help in Tocal compared to the national average, though mental health struggles are more common. While 29.8% of residents live with a long-term health condition, a striking 0% of the population requires assistance with daily activities.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions are more common here than in most areas, affecting 10.6% of residents. This is a little above the 8.8% national figure, with asthma (19.1%) and diabetes (10.6%) also among the most reported long-term illnesses.
10.6%
Higher than 73% 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 Tocal, None is the majority at 66%; One condition is next at 21%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
No one in Tocal reported needing help with daily activities. This is well below the 5.8% figure seen across both New South Wales and Australia, and much lower than most similar areas.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% 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 Tocal [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13902/tocal/topic/health-disability