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North Toowoomba - Harlaxton · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Health & Disability in North Toowoomba - Harlaxton

Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.

Much higher rates of long-term health issues than most similar areas mark North Toowoomba - Harlaxton. About 32.6% of people live with a chronic condition, which is well above the national figure of 27.7%. This includes a particularly high rate of mental health conditions affecting 13.7% of the population.

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📍 North Toowoomba - Harlaxton, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Where North Toowoomba - Harlaxton sits — People with a long-term health condition

32.6%

All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is North Toowoomba - Harlaxton — higher than 76% of areas.

North Toowoomba - Harlaxton32.6%
4350, QLD 33.0%
Queensland 28.8%

Health conditions

Long-term conditions people report.

Mental health conditions are among the highest at this level, affecting 13.7% of residents. Other common long-term health issues include asthma at 10.1% and arthritis at 10%, while 4.9% of people live with three or more conditions.

Number of long-term health conditions

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In North Toowoomba - Harlaxton, None is the majority at 64%; One condition is next at 22%.

None 57.9% One condition 19.8% Two conditions 8.0% Three or more 4.9%

Long-term health conditions reported

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No single group dominates in North Toowoomba - Harlaxton — Mental health leads at 23%, ahead of Asthma (17%) and Arthritis (16%).

Mental health 13.7% Asthma 10.1% Arthritis 10.0% Other condition 8.9% Diabetes 5.1% Heart disease 5.1% Cancer 3.3% Lung condition 2.5% Stroke 1.2% Dementia 0.9%

Need for assistance

People needing help with daily activities.

Daily assistance is needed by 7.7% of people, a figure that is a little above the Queensland average. This need has risen by 2.8 percentage points since 2011.

People needing help with daily activities

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7.7% ▲ +55.6%

Higher than 83% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

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 North Toowoomba - Harlaxton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/317011454/north-toowoomba-harlaxton/topic/health-disability