32.1%
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Tresco · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Tresco
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A higher rate of long-term health issues shapes daily life in Tresco, where 32.1% of people live with a chronic condition. This is well above the national figure of 27.7%, though mental health rates remain consistent with the rest of the country.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Long-term health conditions are more common here than in most areas, with asthma and diabetes both affecting 9.3% of residents. While over half the population has no long-term health issues, 8% of people manage three or more conditions.
8.6%
Higher than 55% 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 Tresco, None is the majority at 64%; One condition is next at 17%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
About 6.2% of people in Tresco need some help with their daily activities, which is higher than most similar areas and slightly above the national figure of 5.8%.
6.2% ▲ +38.3%
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.5%
- 2016: 3.8%
- 2021: 6.2%
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 Tresco [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22579/tresco/topic/health-disability