32.3%
Higher than 70% of council (lga) areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Toowoomba · Council (LGA)
Health & Disability in Toowoomba
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Well over 32% of people in Toowoomba live with a long-term health condition, a figure that is well above both the state and national averages. This health gap is seen across both physical and mental wellbeing, with a notably high proportion of residents requiring daily assistance.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Long-term health issues are more common here than in most areas, with 10.9% of people reporting a mental health condition. Arthritis (10.7%) and asthma (9.9%) are also frequent, while 4.2% of residents manage three or more conditions at once.
10.9%
Higher than 85% of council (lga) 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 Toowoomba, None is the majority at 65%; One condition is next at 23%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily help is needed by 7.0% of people in Toowoomba, which is a little above the national figure of 5.8%. This need for assistance has risen by 2.1 percentage points since 2011.
7.0% ▲ +41.5%
Higher than 78% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 5.0%
- 2016: 5.9%
- 2021: 7.0%
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 Toowoomba [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA36910/toowoomba/topic/health-disability