32.3%
Higher than 79% of federal electorate areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Calare · Federal Electorate
Health & Disability in Calare
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Much higher rates of long-term health issues than most similar areas mark the profile of Calare. Around 32.3% of residents live with a long-term health condition, which is well above the national figure of 27.7%. This includes a notably high proportion of people managing mental health conditions.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About 10.5% of people here have a mental health condition, which is a little above the national figure. Arthritis (10.7%) and asthma (10.0%) are also common, contributing to the fact that 32.3% of the population reports a long-term health issue.
10.5%
Higher than 74% of federal 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 Calare, None is the majority at 64%; One condition is next at 23%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
People needing help with daily activities make up 6.3% of the population, which is higher than in most other similar areas. This figure has risen by 1.2 percentage points since 2011, though it remains about the same as the New South Wales average.
6.3% ▲ +23.7%
Higher than 64% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 5.1%
- 2016: 5.4%
- 2021: 6.3%
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 Calare [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ced/CED107/calare/topic/health-disability