30.6%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Calala · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Calala
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
More people in Calala live with a long-term health condition than is typical across the country. About 30.6% of the population manages a chronic health issue, which is well above the New South Wales figure. This means roughly one in three residents deals with a lasting health challenge in their daily lives.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions are more common here than in most areas, affecting 10.2% of people. This is a little above the national figure. Asthma is the most reported long-term condition at 11.1%, followed by arthritis at 7.8%.
10.2%
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality 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 Calala, None is the majority at 67%; One condition is next at 23%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
About 5.4% of people in Calala need help with daily activities. This is about the same as the figures for both New South Wales and Australia.
5.4% ▲ +101.5%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.7%
- 2016: 3.7%
- 2021: 5.4%
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 Calala [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10747/calala/topic/health-disability