47.4%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Tyndale · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Tyndale
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Nearly 20 percentage points more people in Tyndale live with a long-term health condition than the national average. This reflects a community facing significant health challenges, with a particularly high rate of chronic illness and disability compared to the rest of the state.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Almost half of residents (47.4%) have a long-term health condition, which is far above the New South Wales figure of 27.0%. Arthritis is the most common issue affecting 20.5% of people, while mental health conditions are also well above the national average at 17.9%.
17.9%
Higher than 98% 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 Tyndale, None is the majority at 51%; One condition is next at 36%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
The need for help with daily activities is well above the Australian average, with 10.5% of residents requiring assistance compared to 5.8% nationally.
10.5% ▲ +135.8%
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.5%
- 2016: 7.4%
- 2021: 10.5%
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 Tyndale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14015/tyndale/topic/health-disability