25.4%
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Calga · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Calga
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Over 62% of people in Calga report having no long-term health conditions. While overall health is slightly better than the state average, there is a striking number of residents living with mental health conditions compared to the rest of the country.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions are well above the national figure at 14.2%, making this one of the highest rates for similar areas. Other common long-term issues include arthritis at 10.4% and asthma at 9.0%.
14.2%
Higher than 90% 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 Calga, None is the majority at 71%; One condition is next at 21%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
About 6% of people in Calga need some help with daily activities, which is a higher rate than most similar areas and slightly above the national figure of 5.8%.
6.0% —
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 5.6%
- 2021: 6.0%
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 Calga [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10751/calga/topic/health-disability