34.9%
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Toodyay · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Toodyay
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A significantly higher share of residents live with long-term health issues in Toodyay compared to the rest of the state. About 34.9% of people report a chronic condition, which is well above the national figure of 27.7%. This creates a health profile that is much more burdened than most other similar areas.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Arthritis is the most common long-term health issue at 13.1%, while 10.3% of people have a mental health condition, a figure a little above the state and national averages. More than half of residents report no long-term conditions, but 4.3% live with three or more.
10.3%
Higher than 71% 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 Toodyay, None is the majority at 60%; One condition is next at 25%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
About 5.6% of people in Toodyay need help with daily activities. This is higher than most similar areas, though it is about the same as the Western Australian and national figures.
5.6% ▼ -8.8%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.1%
- 2016: 5.0%
- 2021: 5.6%
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 Toodyay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51458/toodyay/topic/health-disability