28.4%
Lower than 73% of urban centre areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Teesdale · Urban Centre
Health & Disability in Teesdale
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Fewer people live with long-term health issues in Teesdale than in most similar areas. About 28.4% of residents report a chronic condition, which is a figure that sits comfortably around the national average.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Asthma is the most common long-term health condition here at 10.4%, followed by mental health issues at 9.1%. Most residents are healthy, with 65% reporting no long-term health conditions at all.
9.1%
Lower than 60% 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 Teesdale, None is the majority at 70%; One condition is next at 22%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Only 3.9% of people in Teesdale need help with daily activities, which is much lower than most similar areas. This figure has barely changed since 2011, when it sat at 3.6%.
3.9% ▲ +7.4%
Lower than 81% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 3.6%
- 2016: 3.1%
- 2021: 3.9%
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 Teesdale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL215082/teesdale/topic/health-disability