28.2%
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
East Toowoomba · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in East Toowoomba
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
About as many people as most other similar areas live with health issues in East Toowoomba. While overall health mirrors the national trend, mental health conditions are more common here than in most other places. Roughly 28% of residents report a long-term health struggle.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions affect 9.9% of the population, which is higher than most areas and slightly above the national figure of 8.8%. Most residents have no long-term health issues, while 19.5% live with one condition, most commonly asthma at 8.7%.
9.9%
Higher than 68% 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 East Toowoomba, None is the majority at 70%; One condition is next at 21%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
People needing help with daily activities make up 4.7% of the population. This is a little below both the Queensland figure of 6.0% and the national average of 5.8%.
4.7% ▼ -2.9%
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.9%
- 2016: 4.1%
- 2021: 4.7%
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 East Toowoomba [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30933/east-toowoomba/topic/health-disability