31.3%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Turlinjah · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Turlinjah
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A long-term health condition affects 31.3% of people in Turlinjah, which is well above the national figure of 27.7%. While chronic health issues are more common here than in most areas, mental health conditions are reported at a much lower rate than elsewhere.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Arthritis is the most common long-term health issue at 16.7%, followed by asthma and heart disease. Mental health conditions are very rare here, with only 2.1% of people reporting one—well below the New South Wales figure of 8.0%.
2.1%
Lower than 88% 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 Turlinjah, None is the majority at 64%; One condition is next at 23%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily help is needed by 5.6% of residents, which is higher than in most similar areas. This is about the same as the 5.8% seen across Australia and New South Wales.
5.6% ▲ +15.2%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.8%
- 2016: 9.6%
- 2021: 5.6%
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 Turlinjah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13993/turlinjah/topic/health-disability