34.7%
Higher than 59% of urban centre areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Tullah · Urban Centre
Health & Disability in Tullah
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A sharp 13 percentage point drop in the need for daily help since 2011 marks the biggest health change in Tullah. While more people here live with long-term health conditions than in most other areas, the need for daily assistance has fallen significantly over the last decade.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About 34.7% of residents have a long-term health condition, which is well above the national figure of 27.7%. The most common issues are arthritis and mental health, both affecting 10.7% of the population.
10.7%
Higher than 61% 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 Tullah, None is the majority at 61%; One condition is next at 25%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Only 4.6% of people now need help with daily activities, a figure that is a little below both the state and national averages. This is a major decrease from 2011, when 17.5% of people required such support.
4.6% ▼ -73.7%
Lower than 72% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 17.5%
- 2016: 3.7%
- 2021: 4.6%
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 Tullah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL622025/tullah/topic/health-disability