23.3%
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Toolijooa · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Toolijooa
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Far fewer people live with long-term health issues in Toolijooa than in most similar areas. Only 23.3% of residents report a chronic condition, a figure that sits well below both the state and national averages.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions are much less common here than elsewhere, affecting just 4.9% of people. Arthritis is the most reported long-term health issue at 12.6%, and nearly 73% of residents have no long-term health conditions at all.
4.9%
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality 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 Toolijooa, None is the majority at 76%; One condition is next at 16%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Despite the low rate of chronic illness, 7.8% of people in Toolijooa need help with daily activities. This is much higher than most similar areas and sits a little above the national figure of 5.8%.
7.8% —
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 5.5%
- 2021: 7.8%
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 Toolijooa [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13921/toolijooa/topic/health-disability