38.5%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Tocumwal · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Tocumwal
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Health challenges have become more prominent in Tocumwal, where 38.5% of residents now live with a long-term health condition. This rate is far above the national figure of 27.7% and is much higher than most similar areas. These health struggles are reflected in the fact that more people here also require daily help with their activities.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Arthritis is the most common long-term ailment affecting 16.6% of people, while 9.4% live with a mental health condition. This mental health rate is higher than most areas and a little above the New South Wales figure of 8.0%.
9.4%
Higher than 62% 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 Tocumwal, None is the majority at 56%; One condition is next at 26%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily assistance is needed by 7.3% of the population. This is much higher than most other areas and sits a little above the 5.8% recorded for both the state and the nation.
7.3% ▲ +23.5%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.9%
- 2016: 6.8%
- 2021: 7.3%
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 Tocumwal [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13903/tocumwal/topic/health-disability