30.8%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Torrington · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Torrington
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
More than 30% of people in Torrington live with a long-term health condition, which is well above the national figure. This reflects a community where health challenges are more common than in most other Australian areas.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Arthritis is the most common long-term ailment affecting 10.1% of residents, followed by mental health and asthma. While 30.8% of people report a chronic condition, the majority of the population—61.8%—report having none.
9.0%
Higher than 58% 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 Torrington, None is the majority at 67%; One condition is next at 25%.
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 the figures for both Queensland and Australia.
4.7% ▲ +24.9%
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.7%
- 2016: 3.9%
- 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 Torrington [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32862/torrington/topic/health-disability