29.6%
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Calulu · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Calulu
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Calulu sits around the middle of similar areas for most health markers. While 29.6% of residents have a long-term health condition, a slightly higher proportion of people here need help with daily activities compared to most other areas.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About 29.6% of people live with a long-term health condition, which is a little above the Victorian figure of 27.4%. Asthma is the most common issue at 9.7%, while 57.5% of residents report having no long-term health conditions at all.
8.1%
Lower than 51% 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 Calulu, None is the majority at 66%; One condition is next at 20%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily assistance is needed by 6.5% of the population. This is higher than most similar areas, though it remains about the same as the national figure of 5.8%.
6.5% ▲ +443.5%
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.2%
- 2016: 4.4%
- 2021: 6.5%
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 Calulu [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20451/calulu/topic/health-disability