34.1%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Tungamah · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Tungamah
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
More than one third of people in Tungamah live with a long-term health condition, which is a much higher rate than most other similar areas. This health burden is well above both the Victorian and national figures. Arthritis and asthma are the most common long-term conditions reported here.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About 34.1% of residents have a long-term health condition, which is well above the national figure of 27.7%. Arthritis is the most frequent issue at 13.4%, while mental health conditions affect 7.8% of people, a rate about the same as the rest of the country.
7.8%
Lower than 53% 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 Tungamah, None is the majority at 62%; One condition is next at 25%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily assistance is needed by 6.5% of the population. This is higher than most similar areas, though it remains about the same as the Victorian rate of 5.9%.
6.5% ▼ -22.8%
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.4%
- 2016: 7.1%
- 2021: 6.5%
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 Tungamah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22587/tungamah/topic/health-disability