27.3%
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Tooborac · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Tooborac
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Daily life for the 6.3% of Tooborac residents who need help with core activities is a key part of the local health picture. Overall, health outcomes in the area are very typical for Victoria, with about 27.3% of people living with a long-term health condition.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Long-term health conditions are reported at rates about the same as the national figure, with arthritis being the most common at 11%. Mental health conditions affect 8.5% of residents, which is around the middle for similar areas.
8.5%
Higher than 53% 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 Tooborac, None is the majority at 68%; One condition is next at 21%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
A slightly higher proportion of people in Tooborac need help with daily activities compared to most areas, sitting at 6.3% against a national figure of 5.8%.
6.3% ▼ -9.1%
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.9%
- 2016: 6.8%
- 2021: 6.3%
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 Tooborac [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22533/tooborac/topic/health-disability