33.0%
Higher than 53% of urban area areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Tamworth · Urban Area
Health & Disability in Tamworth
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Fewer people in Tamworth now need help with daily activities than they did in 2011. However, the area still faces significant health challenges, with 33% of residents living with a long-term health condition, a figure well above the national average.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Long-term health issues are common here, with mental health and asthma being the most reported conditions. This is reflected in the 11.1% of residents with a mental health condition, which is higher than most other areas.
11.1%
Higher than 62% of urban area 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 Tamworth, None is the majority at 63%; One condition is next at 24%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily living assistance is needed by 6.9% of the population. While this is a little above the national figure of 5.8%, the need for such support has fallen by 1.9 percentage points since 2011.
6.9% ▼ -22.0%
Higher than 55% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 8.8%
- 2016: 9.1%
- 2021: 6.9%
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 Tamworth [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sua/1032/tamworth/topic/health-disability