17.4%
Lower than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Callaghan · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Callaghan
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Far fewer people live with long-term health issues in Callaghan than in most other areas. Only 17.4% of residents report a long-term health condition, which is far below the national figure of 27.7%. This suggests a population that is generally healthier than the average Australian.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
While overall health is strong, 9.6% of people have a mental health condition, which is higher than most areas and a little above the New South Wales figure. Mental health is the most common long-term condition here, followed by asthma at 8.8%.
9.6%
Higher than 65% 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 Callaghan, None is the majority at 75%; One condition is next at 22%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily life is less affected by disability here, with only 0.4% of people needing help with daily activities. This is well below both the state and national figures of 5.8%.
0.4% ▼ -59.9%
Lower than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.9%
- 2016: 0.3%
- 2021: 0.4%
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 Callaghan [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10754/callaghan/topic/health-disability