23.3%
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Caulfield East · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Caulfield East
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Far fewer people live with long-term health issues in Caulfield East than in most other areas. Only 23.3% of residents report a chronic condition, which is well below the national figure of 27.7%. This suggests a population in generally good health compared to the rest of the country.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Most people here have no long-term health issues, and the 9% who report a mental health condition is about the same as the Victorian and national figures. Asthma (7.3%) and other conditions (8%) are the next most common health reports.
9.0%
Higher than 58% 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 Caulfield East, None is the majority at 76%; One condition is next at 19%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily life is manageable for most, with only 4% of people needing help with their everyday activities. This is a little below the 5.8% seen across Australia.
4.0% ▲ +46.2%
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.8%
- 2016: 2.9%
- 2021: 4.0%
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 Caulfield East [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20522/caulfield-east/topic/health-disability