Tharawal Aboriginal Corporation / Aboriginal Medical Service
TACAMS (Tharawal Aboriginal Corporation Aboriginal Medical Service) is located in the suburb of Airds in the Macarthur region of South Western Sydney.
The population of Airds, where Tharawal Aboriginal Corporation/Aboriginal Medical Service is located, comprises approximately 13% Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people followed by Macquarie Fields, Minto, Ambarvale, Campbelltown, Bradbury, Rosemeadow, Ingleburn, and Claymore.
The South Western Sydney region is a proportionately young population with nearly 90% of the non-Indigenous population aged between 0-64 years, and nearly 85% of the Indigenous population aged between 0-49 years. Additionally there is a high proportion of children aged between 0-14 years residing in the region, comprising more than 21% of the population, with a greater proportion of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children again (ML Profile Report, 2012).
TACAMS main focus areas include: