17.6%
Lower than 94% of urban centre areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Toomelah · Urban Centre
Health & Disability in Toomelah
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Fewer long-term health issues are reported in Toomelah than in most other areas. Only 17.6% of residents live with a chronic health condition, which is far below the national figure of 27.7%. This suggests a population with a lower burden of long-term illness compared to the rest of the country.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
The area has very low rates of chronic illness, with only 2.7% of people reporting a mental health condition, well below the 8.8% national average. Diabetes is the most common long-term condition at 11.2%, while 75.9% of residents report having no long-term health conditions at all.
2.7%
Lower than 96% of urban centre 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 Toomelah, None is the majority at 81%; One condition is next at 15%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
About 7.0% of people need some help with their daily activities. This is a little above the New South Wales figure of 5.8% and has barely changed since 2011.
7.0% ▼ -7.8%
Higher than 58% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 7.5%
- 2016: 11.0%
- 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 Toomelah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL122136/toomelah/topic/health-disability