33.9%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Tuggerawong · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Tuggerawong
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
More people in Tuggerawong are living with long-term health challenges compared to the rest of the country. About 33.9% of residents have a long-term health condition, which is well above the national figure of 27.7%. This higher rate of illness is most visible in mental health and arthritis.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions are much more common here than in most areas, affecting 11.5% of residents. Arthritis (12.4%) and asthma (10.2%) are also frequent, with 5.1% of the population managing three or more long-term health conditions.
11.5%
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 Tuggerawong, None is the majority at 63%; One condition is next at 23%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
The 5.9% of people who need help with daily activities is higher than in most similar areas, though this is about the same as the New South Wales and national figures.
5.9% ▲ +7.7%
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.5%
- 2016: 5.5%
- 2021: 5.9%
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 Tuggerawong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13969/tuggerawong/topic/health-disability