24.3%
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Tomingley · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Tomingley
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Health reports in Tomingley have remained generally positive, with 24.3% of people living with a long-term health condition. This is well below the national figure of 27.7%, suggesting a healthier-than-average population. Mental health rates are particularly low here compared to the rest of the country.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Only 5.0% of people report a mental health condition, which is much lower than most similar areas and well below the Australian figure of 8.8%. Arthritis is the most common long-term illness affecting 10.2% of residents, while 50.9% of people report having no long-term health conditions at all.
5.0%
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 Tomingley, None is the majority at 67%; One condition is next at 21%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
A little fewer than 4.7% of people in Tomingley need help with daily activities. This is slightly below the figures for both New South Wales and Australia, which both sit at 5.8%.
4.7% ▲ +40.4%
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.3%
- 2016: 4.6%
- 2021: 4.7%
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 Tomingley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13914/tomingley/topic/health-disability