32.7%
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Tungkillo · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Tungkillo
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Higher rates of long-term illness impact daily life in Tungkillo, where 32.7% of residents live with a chronic health condition. This is well above the national figure of 27.7%, with mental health and arthritis being the most common struggles for the local population.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions are much more common here than in most areas, affecting 10.8% of people. Arthritis is the most reported long-term illness at 12.6%, though 60.8% of residents report having no long-term health conditions at all.
10.8%
Higher than 75% 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 Tungkillo, None is the majority at 66%; One condition is next at 26%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
About 6.4% of people in Tungkillo need help with daily activities. This is higher than most similar areas, though it sits about the same as the figures for South Australia and the rest of the country.
6.4% ▲ +113.0%
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.0%
- 2016: 6.0%
- 2021: 6.4%
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 Tungkillo [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41477/tungkillo/topic/health-disability