37.7%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Tomki · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Tomki
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Nearly 38% of people in Tomki live with a long-term health condition, a figure far above the New South Wales average. This makes the area stand out for its high rate of chronic health issues, including mental health and asthma.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions affect 11.6% of residents, which is well above the state figure of 8.0%. While 55.1% of people have no long-term health issues, about 34.8% of the population lives with one such condition.
11.6%
Higher than 80% 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 Tomki, None is the majority at 58%; One condition is next at 37%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily assistance is needed by 4.3% of the population, which is a little below the national figure of 5.8%.
4.3% —
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 11.8%
- 2021: 4.3%
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 Tomki [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13915/tomki/topic/health-disability