29.4%
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Tuggerah · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Tuggerah
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Mental health challenges are a significant part of daily life in Tuggerah, where 12.4% of residents live with such a condition. This is well above the national figure of 8.8%. While most people here live without long-term health issues, those who do often struggle with mental health, asthma, or arthritis.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About 29.4% of people have a long-term health condition, which is a little above the New South Wales figure. Mental health conditions are much more common here than in most other areas, affecting 12.4% of the population.
12.4%
Higher than 86% 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 Tuggerah, None is the majority at 70%; One condition is next at 20%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Help with daily activities is needed by 6.6% of residents. This is higher than in most areas, though it is about the same as the state and national figures of 5.8%.
6.6% ▲ +67.2%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.9%
- 2016: 5.2%
- 2021: 6.6%
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 Tuggerah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13968/tuggerah/topic/health-disability