33.2%
Higher than 51% of urban centre areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Toowoomba · Urban Centre
Health & Disability in Toowoomba
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
More people in Toowoomba struggle with long-term health issues than in most similar areas. Around 33.2% of the population live with a chronic condition, which is well above the national figure of 27.7%. Mental health conditions are particularly common here, affecting 11.8% of residents.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health is the most reported long-term condition at 11.8%, which is well above the Australian figure. Other frequent conditions include arthritis (10.9%) and asthma (10.0%), while 59.2% of people report having no long-term health issues.
11.8%
Higher than 75% 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 Toowoomba, None is the majority at 64%; One condition is next at 23%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Help with daily activities is needed by 7.8% of people, a figure that is higher than most areas. This need has risen by 2.8 percentage points since 2011, leaving Toowoomba a little above the Queensland average of 6.0%.
7.8% ▲ +56.2%
Higher than 68% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 5.0%
- 2016: 5.6%
- 2021: 7.8%
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/ucl/UCL303002/toowoomba/topic/health-disability