31.4%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Thowgla Valley · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Thowgla Valley
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Daily life for 31.4% of Thowgla Valley residents involves managing a long-term health condition. This is well above the national figure, with mental health challenges being a particularly striking issue for the community.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions are among the highest at this level, affecting 15.7% of people—well above the 8.8% seen across Australia. Other common long-term issues include asthma at 11.4% and arthritis and diabetes, which both affect 7.1% of residents.
15.7%
Higher than 93% 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 Thowgla Valley, None is the majority at 66%; One condition is next at 28%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
A little fewer people in Thowgla Valley need help with daily activities compared to the rest of the country, with 4.3% requiring assistance.
4.3% —
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 4.9%
- 2021: 4.3%
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).
More for Thowgla Valley
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Health & Disability in Thowgla Valley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22513/thowgla-valley/topic/health-disability