16.1%
Lower than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Calliope · Suburb / Locality
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Far fewer people live with long-term health issues in Calliope than in most other parts of the country. Only 16.1% of residents report a chronic condition, which is a remarkably low figure compared to the rest of Australia.
Long-term conditions people report.
While long-term health issues are rare here, mental health conditions are much more common than usual, affecting 11.5% of people. This is well above the New South Wales figure of 8.0%.
16.1%
Lower than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
11.5%
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people reporting a long-term mental health condition (incl. depression or anxiety).
In Calliope, None is the majority at 75%; One condition is next at 15%.
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily life is easier for most residents here, as 0.0% of people need help with daily activities. This is well below the national figure of 5.8%.
0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with a core-activity need for assistance due to disability or age.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Health & Disability in Calliope [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10758/calliope/topic/health-disability