30.6%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Tomboye · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Tomboye
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A higher share of residents in Tomboye live with long-term health issues compared to the rest of the state. About 30.6% of people here have a long-term condition, with mental health and arthritis being the most common challenges.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions are especially common in Tomboye, affecting 13.9% of people, which is well above the New South Wales figure of 8.0%. Overall, 30.6% of residents have a long-term health condition, with arthritis being the most reported at 27.8%.
13.9%
Higher than 89% 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 Tomboye, None is the majority at 65%; One condition is next at 35%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
People needing help with daily activities make up 8.3% of the population. This is a little above the Australian figure of 5.8% and is much higher than most similar areas.
8.3% —
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 8.3%
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 Tomboye [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13911/tomboye/topic/health-disability