23.4%
Lower than 78% of state electorate areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Toohey · State Electorate
Health & Disability in Toohey
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
About 70.7% of people in Toohey report having no long-term health conditions. This makes the area much healthier than most other places, with far fewer residents living with chronic illness or mental health struggles compared to state and national figures.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Only 23.4% of residents have a long-term health condition, which is well below the Queensland figure of 28.8%. Mental health conditions are also less common here at 7.7%, slightly lower than the national rate of 8.8%.
7.7%
Lower than 68% of state electorate 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 Toohey, None is the majority at 75%; One condition is next at 17%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
People needing help with daily activities make up 5.3% of the population. This is lower than most areas and has barely changed since 2011, when the figure was 4.6%.
5.3% ▲ +15.4%
Lower than 59% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 4.6%
- 2016: 4.9%
- 2021: 5.3%
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 Toohey [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED30085/toohey/topic/health-disability