33.3%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Upper Tooloom · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Upper Tooloom
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
More than one in three people in Upper Tooloom live with a long-term health condition. This is well above the national figure, with mental health and asthma being common issues that impact daily life for many residents.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions are particularly prevalent here, affecting 17.5% of people, which is well above the 8.8% national figure. Overall, 33.3% of residents have a long-term health condition, a rate well above both the state and national averages.
17.5%
Higher than 98% 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 Upper Tooloom, None is the majority at 67%; One condition is next at 13%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Needing help with daily activities is common for 12.3% of the population, which is among the highest rates for similar areas and well above the national figure of 5.8%.
12.3% —
Higher than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 12.3%
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 Upper Tooloom [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14064/upper-tooloom/topic/health-disability