33.3%
Higher than 51% of urban centre areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Tahmoor · Urban Centre
Health & Disability in Tahmoor
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A much higher share of people in Tahmoor live with long-term health conditions compared to the rest of the state. About 33.3% of residents report a lasting health issue, which is well above the New South Wales figure of 27.0%. This gap is especially clear in mental health, where the local rate is significantly higher than both state and national levels.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health is the most common long-term condition at 11.6%, followed by arthritis and asthma. This high rate of mental health issues is well above the state average of 8.0%, while 59.9% of residents report having no long-term health conditions at all.
11.6%
Higher than 73% of urban centre 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 Tahmoor, None is the majority at 64%; One condition is next at 24%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
About 6.4% of people in Tahmoor need help with daily activities. This is about the same as the figures for New South Wales and Australia, and the rate has barely changed since 2011.
6.4% ▼ -8.0%
Higher than 51% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 7.0%
- 2016: 8.4%
- 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).
More for Tahmoor
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Health & Disability in Tahmoor [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL114032/tahmoor/topic/health-disability