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Toora North · Suburb / Locality

Health & Disability in Toora North

Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.

Much higher rates of long-term health issues than most similar areas define Toora North. About 36.4% of residents live with a long-term condition, which is well above the national figure of 27.7%. This includes a particularly high rate of mental health conditions.

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📍 Toora North, Suburb / Locality

Where Toora North sits — People with a long-term health condition

36.4%

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Toora North — higher than 83% of areas.

Toora North36.4%
3962, VIC 35.6%
Victoria 27.4%

Health conditions

Long-term conditions people report.

Mental health conditions affect 15.0% of people here, which is among the highest for this level and well above the 8.8% state average. Other common issues include arthritis at 13.1% and lung conditions at 7.5%.

Number of long-term health conditions

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In Toora North, None is the majority at 64%; One condition is next at 18%.

None 53.3% One condition 15.0% Two conditions 9.3% Three or more 5.6%

Long-term health conditions reported

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Toora North splits fairly evenly between Mental health (21%) and Arthritis (18%), with Other condition at 14%.

Mental health 15.0% Arthritis 13.1% Other condition 10.3% Lung condition 7.5% Asthma 6.5% Cancer 6.5% Heart disease 6.5% Diabetes 3.7% Stroke 2.8%

Need for assistance

People needing help with daily activities.

Those needing help with daily activities make up 4.7% of the population, which is around the middle for its level and a little below the national figure of 5.8%.

People needing help with daily activities

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4.7% ▲ +35.0%

Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.

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 Toora North [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22545/toora-north/topic/health-disability