23.7%
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Calen · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Calen
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Far fewer people live with long-term health issues in Calen than in most other areas. Only 23.7% of residents report a long-term condition, which is well below the Queensland figure of 28.8%. This suggests a healthier general population compared to state and national trends.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Arthritis is the most common long-term health issue at 10.1%, followed by asthma at 7.7%. Mental health conditions affect 7.3% of people, which is a little below the national figure of 8.8%.
7.3%
Lower 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 Calen, None is the majority at 69%; One condition is next at 16%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
About 6.1% of people need some help with their daily activities. This is higher than most similar areas, though it is about the same as the figures for Queensland and Australia.
6.1% ▲ +5.9%
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.8%
- 2016: 3.6%
- 2021: 6.1%
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 Calen [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30484/calen/topic/health-disability