32.0%
Higher than 72% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Toowoomba · Sub-region (SA3)
Health & Disability in Toowoomba
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Mental health conditions are the most common long-term health issue in Toowoomba, affecting 11.1% of the population. Overall, people in the area are more likely to live with a long-term health condition than those in most other parts of Australia.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About 32% of residents have a long-term health condition, which is well above the national figure of 27.7%. While 60.3% of people have no long-term conditions, those who do most often report mental health (11.1%), arthritis (10.4%), or asthma (9.7%).
11.1%
Higher than 82% of sub-region (sa3) 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 6.9% of people, a figure that is much higher than in most similar areas. This need for assistance has risen by 2.1 percentage points since 2011.
6.9% ▲ +43.9%
Higher than 78% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 4.8%
- 2016: 5.7%
- 2021: 6.9%
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/sa3/31701/toowoomba/topic/health-disability