43.3%
Higher than 92% of urban centre areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Tuross Head · Urban Centre
Health & Disability in Tuross Head
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Arthritis is the most common long-term health struggle in Tuross Head, where 20.7% of residents live with the condition. This is part of a wider trend, as 43.3% of people here have a long-term health condition, a figure far above the national average of 27.7%.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Long-term health issues are among the highest for areas like this, with 43.3% of people affected. Mental health conditions are reported by 10.5% of residents, which is a little above the figures for both New South Wales and Australia.
10.5%
Higher than 58% 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 Tuross Head, None is the majority at 53%; One condition is next at 29%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Needing help with daily activities is more common here than in most areas, affecting 7.1% of people. This figure has risen by 1.3 percentage points since 2011, and remains a little above the national figure of 5.8%.
7.1% ▲ +22.3%
Higher than 59% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 5.8%
- 2016: 4.9%
- 2021: 7.1%
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 Tuross Head [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL115142/tuross-head/topic/health-disability