34.0%
Higher than 62% of urban area areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Castlemaine · Urban Area
Health & Disability in Castlemaine
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
More than one in three people in Castlemaine live with a long-term health condition, which is well above the national figure. This suggests a higher-than-usual need for ongoing healthcare services across the community. Arthritis is the most common long-term ailment reported here.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Long-term health conditions affect 34% of residents, which is well above the 27.7% national average. Mental health conditions are also a little more common here than in the rest of Australia, affecting 11.4% of people.
11.4%
Higher than 67% of urban area 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 Castlemaine, None is the majority at 61%; One condition is next at 26%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily living is easier for more people here than in most other areas, with only 5.3% needing help with daily activities. This is about the same as the national figure and represents a fall of 2.1 percentage points since 2011.
5.3% ▼ -28.3%
Lower than 78% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 7.5%
- 2016: 7.9%
- 2021: 5.3%
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 Castlemaine [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sua/2005/castlemaine/topic/health-disability