28.4%
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Castella · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Castella
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
About 62.6% of people in Castella report having no long-term health conditions. Overall, the area's health profile is similar to the rest of the state and country, though mental health conditions are more common here than in most similar areas.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Long-term health conditions affect 28.4% of residents, which is about the same as the national figure. Asthma is the most common condition at 12.1%, while 9.3% of people report a mental health condition, a rate higher than most other areas.
9.3%
Higher than 62% 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 Castella, None is the majority at 68%; One condition is next at 23%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Fewer people in Castella need help with daily activities compared to the state and national figures, with only 3.9% of residents requiring such assistance.
3.9% ▼ -10.5%
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.3%
- 2016: 4.9%
- 2021: 3.9%
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 Castella [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20512/castella/topic/health-disability