33.8%
Higher than 54% of urban centre areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Tomerong · Urban Centre
Health & Disability in Tomerong
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Well above the state average, 33.8% of people in Tomerong live with a long-term health condition. While many residents manage chronic health issues, the number of people requiring daily assistance has fallen significantly over the last decade.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Asthma and arthritis are the most common long-term conditions here. Around 9.5% of the population has a mental health condition, which is a little above the New South Wales figure.
9.5%
Lower than 54% 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 Tomerong, None is the majority at 64%; One condition is next at 25%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Only 3.6% of people need help with daily activities, which is much lower than most areas. This figure has fallen by 4.6 percentage points since 2011.
3.6% ▼ -55.8%
Lower than 85% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 8.2%
- 2016: 5.8%
- 2021: 3.6%
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 Tomerong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL122134/tomerong/topic/health-disability