34.4%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Tongala · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Tongala
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A significant gap in health outcomes marks Tongala, where 34.4% of people live with a long-term health condition. This is well above the Victorian figure of 27.4%, showing a much higher rate of chronic illness than most similar areas.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Arthritis is the most common long-term condition at 12.6%, followed by mental health and asthma. About 9.7% of residents have a mental health condition, which is higher than most areas but about the same as the national figure.
9.7%
Higher than 66% 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 Tongala, None is the majority at 63%; One condition is next at 25%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily life is more challenging for many here, with 8.6% of people needing help with daily activities. This is a little above the Australian average of 5.8% and much higher than most similar areas.
8.6% ▲ +15.9%
Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.4%
- 2016: 8.3%
- 2021: 8.6%
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 Tongala [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22528/tongala/topic/health-disability