30.8%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Tambo Upper · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Tambo Upper
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A higher share of people in Tambo Upper live with long-term health conditions than in most other areas. While 30.8% of residents report a chronic illness, the need for daily help remains low.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About 30.8% of people here have a long-term health condition, which is well above the 27.7% national figure. Arthritis is the most common issue at 13.5%, while mental health conditions affect 8.9% of residents, a rate about the same as across Australia.
8.9%
Higher than 58% 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 Tambo Upper, None is the majority at 70%; One condition is next at 20%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Only 3.4% of people in Tambo Upper need help with daily activities. This is a little below the 5.8% typical for Australia and lower than most similar areas.
3.4% ▲ +7.9%
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.1%
- 2016: 3.7%
- 2021: 3.4%
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 Tambo Upper [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22433/tambo-upper/topic/health-disability