34.7%
Higher than 59% of urban centre areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Kalbar · Urban Centre
Health & Disability in Kalbar
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
More than a third of people in Kalbar live with a long-term health condition, which is well above the national rate. While chronic illness is common here, the number of people needing daily help has fallen over the last decade.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About 34.7% of residents have a long-term health condition, a figure well above both the state and national averages. Asthma and arthritis are the most common issues, though the 10.0% of people with a mental health condition is about the same as the state average.
10.0%
Higher than 52% 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 Kalbar, None is the majority at 62%; One condition is next at 25%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
The proportion of people who need help with daily activities is 5.4%, which is lower than in most similar areas. This figure has fallen by 2.2 percentage points since 2011.
5.4% ▼ -28.6%
Lower than 61% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 7.6%
- 2016: 2.8%
- 2021: 5.4%
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 Kalbar [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL321058/kalbar/topic/health-disability