34.8%
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Kalimna · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Kalimna
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
More people live with chronic health challenges in Kalimna than in most other similar areas. About 34.8% of residents have a long-term health condition, which is well above the national figure of 27.7%. This means nearly one in three people here manage a lasting health issue in their daily lives.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Arthritis is the most common long-term illness at 14.6%, followed by mental health conditions at 9.5%. While the rate of mental health conditions is higher than in most areas, it remains about the same as the figures for Victoria and Australia.
9.5%
Higher than 63% 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 Kalimna, None is the majority at 60%; One condition is next at 25%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Needing help with daily activities is much more common here than in most areas. At 9.2%, this is well above the 5.8% seen across Australia, which is consistent with the higher rates of long-term health conditions in the area.
9.2% ▼ -18.3%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.2%
- 2016: 10.0%
- 2021: 9.2%
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 Kalimna [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21282/kalimna/topic/health-disability