28.4%
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Toolakea · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Toolakea
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Daily life in Toolakea is marked by health patterns that closely mirror the rest of the country. About 28.4% of residents live with a long-term health condition, a figure that sits right around the national and state averages.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Arthritis is the most common long-term illness here, affecting 12.4% of people. Around 8.7% of the population has a mental health condition, which is about the same as the figures for Queensland and Australia.
8.7%
Higher than 56% 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 Toolakea, None is the majority at 68%; One condition is next at 17%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Need for help with daily activities is similar to other areas, with 5.0% of people requiring assistance. This is slightly lower than the 5.8% typical for Australia.
5.0% ▲ +59.8%
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.2%
- 2016: 3.4%
- 2021: 5.0%
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 Toolakea [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32846/toolakea/topic/health-disability