24.6%
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Tanawha · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Tanawha
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Far fewer people live with long-term health issues in Tanawha than the state or national figures. Only 24.6% of residents report a chronic condition, which is well below the Australian average of 27.7%. This suggests a population that is generally healthier than most other parts of the country.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Long-term health conditions are less common here, including mental health issues which affect 6.9% of people—a little below the national figure. Among those with health issues, arthritis is the most frequent at 8.3%, followed by asthma at 7.9%.
6.9%
Lower than 62% 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 Tanawha, None is the majority at 73%; One condition is next at 19%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
About 4.0% of people in Tanawha need help with daily activities. This is a little below the 5.8% national average and sits around the middle for similar areas.
4.0% ▲ +38.5%
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.9%
- 2016: 2.9%
- 2021: 4.0%
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 Tanawha [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32736/tanawha/topic/health-disability