23.8%
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Toorloo Arm · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Toorloo Arm
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A smaller proportion of people face chronic illness in Toorloo Arm compared to other areas. Only 23.8% of residents live with a long-term health condition, which is well below the national figure of 27.7%. This suggests a generally healthier population across the community.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Long-term health issues are much less common here than in most areas, with 52.7% of people reporting no conditions at all. Mental health conditions affect 7.5% of residents, which is a little below the Victorian average of 8.8%.
7.5%
Lower than 57% 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 Toorloo Arm, None is the majority at 70%; One condition is next at 22%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Despite the low rate of chronic illness, 7.1% of people in Toorloo Arm need help with daily activities. This is much higher than most similar areas and sits a little above the national figure of 5.8%.
7.1% ▲ +199.4%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.4%
- 2016: 5.2%
- 2021: 7.1%
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 Toorloo Arm [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22548/toorloo-arm/topic/health-disability