32.2%
Lower than 54% of urban area areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Toowoomba · Urban Area
Health & Disability in Toowoomba
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Mental health is the most common long-term condition in Toowoomba, where 11.2% of people live with such a diagnosis. Overall, health challenges are more common here than in the rest of the state and country, with 32.2% of residents reporting a long-term health condition.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
The percentage of people with a long-term health condition is well above the national figure of 27.7%. Mental health is the most frequent issue, followed by arthritis at 10.4% and asthma at 9.9%.
11.2%
Higher than 63% of urban area 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 Toowoomba, None is the majority at 65%; One condition is next at 23%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily living is more difficult for residents here than in most other areas, with 7.0% needing assistance. This is a little above the national figure of 5.8% and represents a rise of 3.1 percentage points since 2011.
7.0% ▲ +81.4%
Higher than 58% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 3.9%
- 2016: 4.9%
- 2021: 7.0%
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 Toowoomba [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sua/3016/toowoomba/topic/health-disability