27.7%
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Calder · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Calder
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Far fewer people in Calder live with long-term health conditions compared to the Tasmanian average. While 33.6% of Tasmanians report a chronic illness, that figure drops to 27.7% in Calder, bringing the area right in line with the national average.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About 27.7% of residents have a long-term health condition, with asthma being the most common at 10.8%. Mental health conditions affect 7.4% of the population, which is well below the state figure of 11.5%.
7.4%
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 Calder, None is the majority at 72%; One condition is next at 22%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
A small number of people, 5.2%, need help with their daily activities. This is a little below the Tasmanian average of 6.8% and is about the same as the national figure.
5.2% ▼ -22.1%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.7%
- 2016: 4.7%
- 2021: 5.2%
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 Calder [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60089/calder/topic/health-disability