34.4%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Toolooa · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Toolooa
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Long-term health challenges have become more prominent in Toolooa, where 34.4% of people live with a chronic condition. This is well above the national figure of 27.7% and reflects a community facing significant health burdens. Mental health and asthma are the most common long-term issues reported here.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About 14% of residents have a mental health condition, which is among the highest rates for similar areas and well above the Queensland figure of 9.6%. Other common conditions include asthma at 12.3% and arthritis at 11.4%.
14.0%
Higher than 89% 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 Toolooa, None is the majority at 58%; One condition is next at 24%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily life is more difficult for 8% of people here who need help with basic activities. This is much higher than most similar areas and a little above the Australian average of 5.8%.
8.0% ▲ +106.5%
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.9%
- 2016: 4.4%
- 2021: 8.0%
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 Toolooa [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32849/toolooa/topic/health-disability