31.6%
Lower than 58% of urban centre areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Calala · Urban Centre
Health & Disability in Calala
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
More than three in ten people in Calala live with a long-term health condition. This is well above the national figure, with mental health issues being more common here than in most other areas.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About 31.6% of residents have a long-term health condition, which is well above the New South Wales figure of 27.0%. Mental health conditions are particularly prevalent at 11.1%, a rate that is higher than most other areas.
11.1%
Higher than 66% of urban centre 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 Calala, None is the majority at 66%; One condition is next at 24%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Around 5.5% of people need help with daily activities, which is about the same as the national average. However, this figure has risen by 3.0 percentage points since 2011.
5.5% ▲ +121.3%
Lower than 59% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 2.5%
- 2016: 2.8%
- 2021: 5.5%
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 Calala [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL115035/calala/topic/health-disability