23.4%
Lower than 87% of urban centre areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Tjuntjuntjara · Urban Centre
Health & Disability in Tjuntjuntjara
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Far fewer people live with long-term health issues in Tjuntjuntjara compared to most other areas. Three quarters of the population report no long-term health conditions, leaving only 23.4% with a chronic illness.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Diabetes is the most common long-term health condition here at 10.9%. Mental health conditions affect 6.3% of residents, which is a little below the national figure of 8.8%.
6.3%
Lower than 86% 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 Tjuntjuntjara, None is the majority at 74%; One condition is next at 26%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
About 4.7% of people need help with daily activities, which is lower than most areas and similar to the state average. This figure has risen since 2011, when it was 2.4%.
4.7% ▲ +94.9%
Lower than 70% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 2.4%
- 2016: 7.8%
- 2021: 4.7%
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 Tjuntjuntjara [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL522060/tjuntjuntjara/topic/health-disability