44.5%
Higher than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Toogoolawah · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Toogoolawah
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A far higher share of people in Toogoolawah live with long-term health issues compared to the rest of the country. About 44.5% of residents have a chronic condition, which is 17 percentage points above the national figure. This creates a community with significantly greater health needs than the state average.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Long-term health conditions are common here, with arthritis affecting 19.8% of people and mental health conditions affecting 13.6%. This last figure is well above the 8.8% seen across Australia. Half of residents have no long-term health issues, while 9.1% manage three or more.
13.6%
Higher than 88% 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 Toogoolawah, None is the majority at 53%; One condition is next at 25%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
The need for help with daily activities is among the highest for similar areas at 13.8%. This is well above the national figure of 5.8%, highlighting a significant gap in independence compared to the broader population.
13.8% ▲ +9.4%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.6%
- 2016: 11.6%
- 2021: 13.8%
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 Toogoolawah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32844/toogoolawah/topic/health-disability