30.7%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Tolmie · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Tolmie
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
More than 30% of people in Tolmie live with a long-term health condition, which is well above the Victorian average. This gap is most visible in the number of people with chronic illness, though those needing daily help are fewer than the national figure.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About 30.7% of residents have a long-term health condition, a figure much higher than most areas. Arthritis is the most common issue at 11.2%, while 7.7% of people live with a mental health condition, which is a little below the national average.
7.7%
Lower than 54% 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 Tolmie, None is the majority at 65%; One condition is next at 22%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Only 3.7% of people in Tolmie need help with daily activities. This is a little below the figures for both Victoria and Australia, and is lower than most similar areas.
3.7% ▼ -0.4%
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.7%
- 2016: 3.1%
- 2021: 3.7%
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 Tolmie [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22526/tolmie/topic/health-disability