30.5%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Tyalgum · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Tyalgum
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Arthritis is the most common long-term health condition in Tyalgum, affecting 10.6% of residents. This area sees more people living with long-term health issues than the state and national averages. Around 30.5% of the population manages a chronic condition, and 7.1% of residents need some help with their daily activities.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions are more common here than in most areas, affecting 10.4% of people. Overall, long-term health issues in Tyalgum are a little above the national figure, with 19% of residents living with one condition.
10.4%
Higher than 72% 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 Tyalgum, None is the majority at 66%; One condition is next at 21%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
A little more than 7.1% of people in Tyalgum need assistance with daily activities, which is a little above the figures for New South Wales and Australia. This rate is much higher than in most similar areas.
7.1% ▲ +19.1%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.0%
- 2016: 4.2%
- 2021: 7.1%
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 Tyalgum [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14012/tyalgum/topic/health-disability