22.8%
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Tuckombil · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Tuckombil
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Health outcomes in Tuckombil have remained steady, with a notably low proportion of chronic illness compared to other regions. Only 22.8% of residents live with a long-term health condition, which is well below the national figure.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
The area reports far fewer long-term health issues than most, with the typical resident reporting no conditions at all. Only 6.7% have a mental health condition, which is a little below the New South Wales and Australian figures.
6.7%
Lower than 64% 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 Tuckombil, None is the majority at 76%; One condition is next at 18%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Despite the low rate of chronic illness, 6.7% of people need help with daily activities. This is higher than most similar areas, though it remains about the same as the state and national figures.
6.7% ▲ +61.2%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.1%
- 2016: 6.9%
- 2021: 6.7%
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 Tuckombil [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13965/tuckombil/topic/health-disability