37.9%
Higher than 75% of urban centre areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Torbanlea · Urban Centre
Health & Disability in Torbanlea
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A far higher proportion of people live with long-term health issues in Torbanlea than the national average. Nearly 38% of residents report a chronic condition, which is well above the 28.8% seen across Queensland. This significant gap is evident across both physical and mental health measures.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions are among the highest at this level, affecting 15% of residents. Arthritis is the most common long-term condition at 16.1%, while 6.8% of people live with three or more health issues.
15.0%
Higher than 94% 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 Torbanlea, None is the majority at 57%; One condition is next at 21%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Needing help with daily activities is much more common here than in the rest of the country, with 12.4% of people requiring support. This figure has risen sharply by 9.7 percentage points since 2011.
12.4% ▲ +354.0%
Higher than 95% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 2.7%
- 2016: 4.2%
- 2021: 12.4%
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 Torbanlea [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL322125/torbanlea/topic/health-disability