17.3%
Lower than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Toolamba West · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Toolamba West
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Far fewer people live with a long-term health condition in Toolamba West than in most other areas. Only 17.3% of residents report a long-term health issue, which is a massive 10 percentage point gap below the national figure.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions are the most common long-term issue at 8.2%, which is about the same as the Victorian and national figures. Most people here are healthy, with 73.6% of the population reporting no long-term health conditions at all.
8.2%
Higher than 51% 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 Toolamba West, None is the majority at 85%; One condition is next at 12%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily life is easier for most residents here, as only 3.6% of people need help with daily activities. This is a little below the figures for both Victoria and Australia.
3.6% —
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 3.6%
- 2021: 3.6%
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 Toolamba West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22535/toolamba-west/topic/health-disability