Count of adults (15 years and over) with selected long-term health condition(s) in household (CALTHD)
Definition
This variable counts the number of adults aged 15 years and over in a household who reported they had at least one of the selected long-term health conditions. Selected long-term health conditions include:
arthritis
asthma
cancer (including remission)
dementia (including Alzheimer’s)
diabetes (excluding gestational diabetes)
heart disease (including heart attack or angina)
kidney disease
lung condition (including COPD or emphysema)
mental health condition (including depression or anxiety)
stroke
‘Any other long-term health condition(s)’ are excluded from the count.
Scope
Occupied private dwellings
Categories
Code
Category
0
No adults reported a selected long-term health condition
1
One adult reported a selected long-term health condition
2
Two adults reported a selected long-term health condition
3
Three adults reported a selected long-term health condition
4
Four adults reported a selected long-term health condition
5
Five or more adults reported a selected long-term health condition
6
Some adults in household had not stated long-term health condition
&
All adults in household not stated
@
Not applicable
Number of categories: 9
Not applicable (@) comprises:
Visitor only households
Other non-classifiable households
Unoccupied private dwellings
Non-private dwellings
Migratory, off-shore and shipping SA1s
Question(s) from the Census form
What is the person’s date of birth and age?
What is Person 1's date of birth?
If date of birth is not known, please select 'Don't know date of birth' and provide Person 1's age.
More information
Day Month Year
OR
Don't know date of birth
Age
More information
What is Person 1's date of birth?
If date of birth is not known, please select 'Don't know date of birth' and provide Person 1's age.
More information
It is important to note:
• Date of birth is the date that the person was born.
• Age is required only if the person's date of birth is not known. Please report age at Census night – Tuesday 10 August 2021.
If the person is less than one year old and their date of birth is not known, enter '0' in the age box.
Example
What is Person 1's date of birth?
If date of birth is not known, please select 'Don't know date of birth' and provide Person 1's age.
More information
Day Month Year
OR
Don't know date of birth (selected response)
Age years
Has the person been told by a doctor or nurse that they have any of these long-term health conditions?
Has Person 1 been told by a doctor or nurse that they have any of these long-term health conditions?
Include health conditions that have lasted or are expected to last for six months or more.
Include health conditions that:
• may recur from time to time, or
• are controlled by medication, or
• are in remission.
Select all that apply.
Person's long-term health conditions
Arthritis
Asthma
Cancer (including remission)
Dementia (including Alzheimer's)
Diabetes (excluding gestational diabetes)
Heart disease (including heart attack or angina)
Kidney disease
Lung condition (including COPD or emphysema)
Mental health condition (including depression or anxiety)
Stroke
Any other long-term health condition(s)
No long-term health condition
How this variable is created
This variable is derived from responses to the long-term health conditions question and the Age (AGEP) variable. It counts the number of people aged 15 years and over in a household who have marked one of the following long-term health conditions:
arthritis
asthma
cancer (including remission)
dementia (including Alzheimer's)
diabetes (excluding gestational diabetes)
heart disease (including heart attack or angina)
kidney disease
lung condition (including COPD or emphysema)
mental health condition (including depression or anxiety)
stroke
If all people aged 15 years or over in the household did not answer the long-term health conditions question, this variable is set to ‘Not stated’.
If some people aged 15 years or over in the household did not answer the long-term health conditions question, this variable is set to category 6, ‘Some adults in household had not stated long-term health condition’.
If a person marks only ‘Any other long-term health condition(s)’, they are not counted as having a long-term health condition in this variable. These people are counted in category 0 'No adults reported a selected long-term health condition'.
Visitor only households and other non-classifiable households are excluded. People away from the dwelling on Census Night are excluded from this variable.
History and changes
This is a new variable for 2021.
Data use considerations
Count of adults (15 years and over) with selected long-term health condition(s) in household (CALTHD) should be used carefully when comparing to other health data from within the ABS and for external organisations or agencies. Relevant definitions and response categories can differ between different statistical collections and may not match Census definitions. For more information, see Comparing ABS long-term health conditions data sources.
This variable does not have a non-response rate as it is created during Census processing by using responses from more than one question on the Census form. The proportion of dwellings where either all people in the household did not answer the long-term health conditions question, or some people in the household did not answer the long-term health conditions question, was 6.3%.
Related variables and glossary terms
Count of children with selected long-term health condition(s) in household (CCLTHD)
Count of persons with selected long-term health condition(s) in household (CPLTHD)
Count of persons with selected long-term health condition(s) in household (ranges) (CPLTHRD)
Count of children with selected long-term health condition(s) in household (CCLTHD)
Definition
This variable counts the number of children under 15 years in a household who reported they had at least one of the selected long-term health conditions. Selected long-term health conditions include:
arthritis
asthma
cancer (including remission)
dementia (including Alzheimer’s)
diabetes (excluding gestational diabetes)
heart disease (including heart attack or angina)
kidney disease
lung condition (including COPD or emphysema)
mental health condition (including depression or anxiety)
stroke
‘Any other long-term health condition(s)’ are excluded from the count.
Scope
Occupied private dwellings with children
Categories
Code
Category
0
No children reported a selected long-term health condition
1
One child reported a selected long-term health condition
2
Two children reported a selected long-term health condition
3
Three children reported a selected long-term health condition
4
Four children reported a selected long-term health condition
5
Five or more children reported a selected long-term health condition
6
Some children in household had a not stated long-term health condition
&
All children in household not stated
@
Not applicable
Number of categories: 9
Not applicable (@) comprises:
Lone person households
Visitor only households
Other non-classifiable households
One family household: Couple family with no children
Two family household: Couple family with no children
Three or more family household: Couple family with no children
Unoccupied private dwellings
Non-private dwellings
Migratory, off-shore and shipping SA1s
Question(s) from the Census form
What is the person’s date of birth and age?
What is Person 1's date of birth?
If date of birth is not known, please select 'Don't know date of birth' and provide Person 1's age.
More information
Day Month Year
OR
Don't know date of birth
Age
More information
What is Person 1's date of birth?
If date of birth is not known, please select 'Don't know date of birth' and provide Person 1's age.
More information
It is important to note:
• Date of birth is the date that the person was born.
• Age is required only if the person's date of birth is not known. Please report age at Census night – Tuesday 10 August 2021.
If the person is less than one year old and their date of birth is not known, enter '0' in the age box.
Example
What is Person 1's date of birth?
If date of birth is not known, please select 'Don't know date of birth' and provide Person 1's age.
More information
Day Month Year
OR
Don't know date of birth (selected response)
Age years
What is the person’s relationship to Person 1/Person 2?
What is Person 2's relationship to Person 1?
Examples of other relationships: Son-in-law, Grand-daughter, Uncle, Boarder.
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Person's relationship to others in the household
Husband or wife of Person 1
De facto partner of Person 1
Child of Person 1
Stepchild of Person 1
Brother or sister of Person 1
Unrelated flatmate or co-tenant of Person 1
Other relationship to Person 1 (please specify)
More information
What is Person 2's relationship to Person 1?
Examples of other relationships: Son-in-law, Grand-daughter, Uncle, Boarder.
More information
If more than one response applies, select only the option that shows the relationship that most closely applies.
Has the person been told by a doctor or nurse that they have any of these long-term health conditions?
Has Person 1 been told by a doctor or nurse that they have any of these long-term health conditions?
Include health conditions that have lasted or are expected to last for six months or more.
Include health conditions that:
• may recur from time to time, or
• are controlled by medication, or
• are in remission.
Select all that apply.
Person's long-term health conditions
Arthritis
Asthma
Cancer (including remission)
Dementia (including Alzheimer's)
Diabetes (excluding gestational diabetes)
Heart disease (including heart attack or angina)
Kidney disease
Lung condition (including COPD or emphysema)
Mental health condition (including depression or anxiety)
Stroke
Any other long-term health condition(s)
No long-term health condition
How this variable is created
This variable is derived from responses to the long-term health conditions question and the Age (AGEP) variable. It counts the number of people aged under 15 years in a household who have marked one of the following long-term health conditions:
arthritis
asthma
cancer (including remission)
dementia (including Alzheimer’s)
diabetes (excluding gestational diabetes)
heart disease (including heart attack or angina)
kidney disease
lung condition (including COPD or emphysema)
mental health condition (including depression or anxiety)
stroke
If all people under 15 years in the household did not answer the long-term health conditions question, this variable is set to ‘Not stated’.
If some people aged under 15 years in the household did not answer the long-term health conditions question, this variable is set to category 6, ‘Some children in household had not stated long-term health condition’
If a person marks only ‘Any other long-term health condition(s)’, they are not counted as having a long-term health condition in this variable. These people are counted in category 0 'No children reported a selected long-term health condition'.
Visitor only households, other non-classifiable households and lone person households are excluded. People away from the dwelling on Census Night are excluded from this variable.
History and changes
This is a new variable for 2021.
Data use considerations
Count of children with selected long-term health condition(s) in household (CCLTHD) should be used carefully when comparing to other health data from within the ABS and for external organisations or agencies. Relevant definitions and response categories can differ between different statistical collections and may not match Census definitions. For more information, see Comparing ABS long-term health conditions data sources.
This variable does not have a non-response rate as it is created during Census processing by using responses from more than one question on the Census form. The proportion of dwellings where either all people in the household did not answer the long-term health conditions question, or some people in the household did not answer the long-term health conditions question, was 5.6%.
Related variables and glossary terms
Count of adults (15 years and over) with selected long-term health conditions in household (CALTHD)
Count of persons with selected long-term health conditions in household (CPLTHD)
Count of persons with selected long-term health conditions in household (ranges) (CPLTHRD)
Has the person been told by a doctor or nurse that they have any of these long-term health conditions?
Has Person 1 been told by a doctor or nurse that they have any of these long-term health conditions?
Include health conditions that have lasted or are expected to last for six months or more.
Include health conditions that:
• may recur from time to time, or
• are controlled by medication, or
• are in remission.
Select all that apply.
Person's long-term health conditions
Arthritis
Asthma
Cancer (including remission)
Dementia (including Alzheimer's)
Diabetes (excluding gestational diabetes)
Heart disease (including heart attack or angina)
Kidney disease
Lung condition (including COPD or emphysema)
Mental health condition (including depression or anxiety)
Stroke
Any other long-term health condition(s)
No long-term health condition
How this variable is created
This variable is derived from responses to the Long-term health conditions question. It counts the number of selected long-term conditions a person reports.
If a person marks only ‘Any other long-term health condition(s)’ on the Census form, they are not counted as having a long-term health condition in this variable. These people are counted in category 0, 'None of the Selected Conditions'. However, if a person selects, for example, ‘Asthma’ and ‘Any other long-term health condition(s)’ on the Census form, they would be included in category 1, ‘One condition’.
People who report over three conditions are grouped together in category 3, ‘Three or more conditions’.
History and changes
This is a new variable for 2021.
Data use considerations
The count of selected long-term health condition responses, including no conditions, are not comparable to similar counts derived from other health collections such as the National Health Survey (NHS) and National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Surveys (NATSIHS). Different sets of selected health conditions questions are asked in these other collections. For more information, see Comparing ABS long-term health conditions data sources.
The non-response rate for Count of long-term health conditions (CLTHP) was 8.1% in 2021.
Has the person been told by a doctor or nurse that they have any of these long-term health conditions?
Has Person 1 been told by a doctor or nurse that they have any of these long-term health conditions?
Include health conditions that have lasted or are expected to last for six months or more.
Include health conditions that:
• may recur from time to time, or
• are controlled by medication, or
• are in remission.
Select all that apply.
Person's long-term health conditions
Arthritis
Asthma
Cancer (including remission)
Dementia (including Alzheimer's)
Diabetes (excluding gestational diabetes)
Heart disease (including heart attack or angina)
Kidney disease
Lung condition (including COPD or emphysema)
Mental health condition (including depression or anxiety)
Stroke
Any other long-term health condition(s)
No long-term health condition
How this variable is created
This variable is derived from responses to the long-term health conditions question and aims to capture people who have specific combinations of health conditions (known as comorbidity).
Where a respondent selects ‘Arthritis’ and ‘Asthma’ they are coded to '1 Has arthritis and asthma’. The respondent could also have other long-term health conditions, but those conditions are not recorded in this variable. All other combinations of responses, including ‘No long-term health condition’ are coded to '2 Does not have arthritis and asthma’.
If a person has more than one specified combination of long-term health conditions, they will be captured in more than one comorbidity health variable.
History and changes
This is a new variable for 2021.
Data use considerations
Long-term health conditions data from Census is not intended to provide prevalence estimates. Prevalence estimates of long-term health conditions should be sourced from the National Health Survey (NHS) or National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Survey (NATSIHS).
If a person has more than one specified combination, they will be captured in more than one comorbidity health variable.
This variable does not have a non-response rate as it is created during Census processing by using responses from more than one question on the Census form. For the item non-response rate for the health question, see CLTHP.
Has the person been told by a doctor or nurse that they have any of these long-term health conditions?
Has Person 1 been told by a doctor or nurse that they have any of these long-term health conditions?
Include health conditions that have lasted or are expected to last for six months or more.
Include health conditions that:
• may recur from time to time, or
• are controlled by medication, or
• are in remission.
Select all that apply.
Person's long-term health conditions
Arthritis
Asthma
Cancer (including remission)
Dementia (including Alzheimer's)
Diabetes (excluding gestational diabetes)
Heart disease (including heart attack or angina)
Kidney disease
Lung condition (including COPD or emphysema)
Mental health condition (including depression or anxiety)
Stroke
Any other long-term health condition(s)
No long-term health condition
How this variable is created
This variable is derived from responses to the long-term health conditions question and aims to capture people who have specific combinations of health conditions (known as comorbidity).
Where a respondent selects ‘Arthritis’ and ‘Diabetes (excluding gestational diabetes)’ they are coded to category 1 'Has arthritis and diabetes’. The respondent could also have other long-term health conditions, but those conditions are not recorded in this variable. All other combinations of responses, including ‘No long-term health condition’ are coded to category 2 'Does not have arthritis and diabetes’.
If a person has more than one specified combination of long-term health conditions, they will be captured in more than one comorbidity health variable.
History and changes
This is a new variable for 2021.
Data use considerations
If a person has more than one specified combination, they will be captured in more than one comorbidity health variable.
This variable does not have a non-response rate as it is created during Census processing by using responses from one or more questions on the Census form. For the item non-response rate for the health question, see CLTHP.
Has the person been told by a doctor or nurse that they have any of these long-term health conditions?
Has Person 1 been told by a doctor or nurse that they have any of these long-term health conditions?
Include health conditions that have lasted or are expected to last for six months or more.
Include health conditions that:
• may recur from time to time, or
• are controlled by medication, or
• are in remission.
Select all that apply.
Person's long-term health conditions
Arthritis
Asthma
Cancer (including remission)
Dementia (including Alzheimer's)
Diabetes (excluding gestational diabetes)
Heart disease (including heart attack or angina)
Kidney disease
Lung condition (including COPD or emphysema)
Mental health condition (including depression or anxiety)
Stroke
Any other long-term health condition(s)
No long-term health condition
How this variable is created
This variable is derived from responses to the long-term health conditions question and aims to capture people who have specific combinations of health conditions (known as comorbidity).
When a respondent selects ‘Arthritis’ and ‘Heart disease (including heart attack or angina)’ they are coded to 1 ‘Has arthritis and heart disease’. The respondent could also have other long-term health conditions, but those conditions are not recorded in this variable. All other combinations of responses, including ‘No long-term health condition’ are coded to 2 ‘Does not have arthritis and heart disease’.
If a person has more than one specified combination of long-term health conditions, they will be captured in more than one comorbidity health variable.
History and changes
This is a new variable for 2021.
Data use considerations
If a person has more than one specified combination, they will be captured in more than one comorbidity health variable.
This variable does not have a non-response rate as it is created during Census processing by using responses from one or more questions on the Census form. For the item non-response rate for the health question, see CLTHP.
Has the person been told by a doctor or nurse that they have any of these long-term health conditions?
Has Person 1 been told by a doctor or nurse that they have any of these long-term health conditions?
Include health conditions that have lasted or are expected to last for six months or more.
Include health conditions that:
• may recur from time to time, or
• are controlled by medication, or
• are in remission.
Select all that apply.
Person's long-term health conditions
Arthritis
Asthma
Cancer (including remission)
Dementia (including Alzheimer's)
Diabetes (excluding gestational diabetes)
Heart disease (including heart attack or angina)
Kidney disease
Lung condition (including COPD or emphysema)
Mental health condition (including depression or anxiety)
Stroke
Any other long-term health condition(s)
No long-term health condition
How this variable is created
This variable is derived from responses to the long-term health conditions question and aims to capture people who have specific combinations of health conditions (known as comorbidity).
Where a respondent selects ‘Arthritis’ and ‘Mental health condition (including depression and anxiety)’ they are coded to 1 ‘Has arthritis and mental health condition’. The respondent could also have other long-term health conditions, but those conditions are not recorded in this variable. All other combinations of responses, including ‘No long-term health condition’ are coded to 2 ‘Does not have arthritis and mental health condition’.
If a person has more than one specified combination of long-term health conditions, they will be captured in more than one comorbidity health variable.
History and changes
This is a new variable for 2021.
Data use considerations
If a person has more than one specified combination, they will be captured in more than one comorbidity health variable.
This variable does not have a non-response rate as it is created during Census processing by using responses from one or more questions on the Census form. For the item non-response rate for the health question, see CLTHP.
Has the person been told by a doctor or nurse that they have any of these long-term health conditions?
Has Person 1 been told by a doctor or nurse that they have any of these long-term health conditions?
Include health conditions that have lasted or are expected to last for six months or more.
Include health conditions that:
• may recur from time to time, or
• are controlled by medication, or
• are in remission.
Select all that apply.
Person's long-term health conditions
Arthritis
Asthma
Cancer (including remission)
Dementia (including Alzheimer's)
Diabetes (excluding gestational diabetes)
Heart disease (including heart attack or angina)
Kidney disease
Lung condition (including COPD or emphysema)
Mental health condition (including depression or anxiety)
Stroke
Any other long-term health condition(s)
No long-term health condition
How this variable is created
This variable is derived from responses to the long-term health conditions question and aims to capture people who have specific combinations of health conditions (known as comorbidity).
Where a respondent selects ‘Asthma’ and ‘Heart disease (including heart attack or angina)’ they are coded to 1 ‘Has asthma and heart disease’. The respondent could also have other long-term health conditions, but those conditions are not recorded in this variable. All other combinations of responses, including ‘No long-term health condition’ are coded to 2 ‘Does not have asthma and heart disease’.
If a person has more than one specified combination of long-term health conditions, they will be captured in more than one comorbidity health variable.
History and changes
This is a new variable for 2021.
Data use considerations
If a person has more than one specified combination, they will be captured in more than one comorbidity health variable.
This variable does not have a non-response rate as it is created during Census processing by using responses from one or more questions on the Census form. For the item non-response rate for the health question, see CLTHP.
Has the person been told by a doctor or nurse that they have any of these long-term health conditions?
Has Person 1 been told by a doctor or nurse that they have any of these long-term health conditions?
Include health conditions that have lasted or are expected to last for six months or more.
Include health conditions that:
• may recur from time to time, or
• are controlled by medication, or
• are in remission.
Select all that apply.
Person's long-term health conditions
Arthritis
Asthma
Cancer (including remission)
Dementia (including Alzheimer's)
Diabetes (excluding gestational diabetes)
Heart disease (including heart attack or angina)
Kidney disease
Lung condition (including COPD or emphysema)
Mental health condition (including depression or anxiety)
Stroke
Any other long-term health condition(s)
No long-term health condition
How this variable is created
This variable is derived from responses to the long-term health conditions question and aims to capture people who have specific combinations of health conditions (known as comorbidity).
Where a respondent selects ‘Asthma’ and ‘Lung condition (including COPD or emphysema)’ they are coded to 1 ‘Has asthma and lung condition’. The respondent could also have other long-term health conditions, but those conditions are not recorded in this variable. All other combinations of responses, including ‘No long-term health condition’ are coded to 2 ‘Does not have asthma and lung condition’.
If a person has more than one specified combination of long-term health conditions, they will be captured in more than one comorbidity health variable.
History and changes
This is a new variable for 2021.
Data use considerations
If a person has more than one specified combination, they will be captured in more than one comorbidity health variable.
This variable does not have a non-response rate as it is created during Census processing by using responses from one or more questions on the Census form. For the item non-response rate for the health question, see CLTHP.
Has the person been told by a doctor or nurse that they have any of these long-term health conditions?
Has Person 1 been told by a doctor or nurse that they have any of these long-term health conditions?
Include health conditions that have lasted or are expected to last for six months or more.
Include health conditions that:
• may recur from time to time, or
• are controlled by medication, or
• are in remission.
Select all that apply.
Person's long-term health conditions
Arthritis
Asthma
Cancer (including remission)
Dementia (including Alzheimer's)
Diabetes (excluding gestational diabetes)
Heart disease (including heart attack or angina)
Kidney disease
Lung condition (including COPD or emphysema)
Mental health condition (including depression or anxiety)
Stroke
Any other long-term health condition(s)
No long-term health condition
How this variable is created
This variable is derived from responses to the long-term health conditions question and aims to capture people who have specific combinations of health conditions (known as comorbidity).
Where a respondent selects ‘Cancer (including remission)’ and ‘Heart disease (including heart attack or angina)’ they are coded to 1 ‘Has cancer and heart disease’. The respondent could also have other long-term health conditions, but those conditions are not recorded in this variable. All other combinations of responses, including ‘No long-term health condition’ are coded to 2 ‘Does not have cancer and heart disease’.
If a person has more than one specified combination of long-term health conditions, they will be captured in more than one comorbidity health variable.
History and changes
This is a new variable for 2021.
Data use considerations
If a person has more than one specified combination, they will be captured in more than one comorbidity health variable.
This variable does not have a non-response rate as it is created during Census processing by using responses from one or more questions on the Census form. For the item non-response rate for the health question, see CLTHP.
This variable describes whether a person has reported having both diabetes (excluding gestational diabetes) and heart disease (including heart attack or angina).
Has the person been told by a doctor or nurse that they have any of these long-term health conditions?
Has Person 1 been told by a doctor or nurse that they have any of these long-term health conditions?
Include health conditions that have lasted or are expected to last for six months or more.
Include health conditions that:
• may recur from time to time, or
• are controlled by medication, or
• are in remission.
Select all that apply.
Person's long-term health conditions
Arthritis
Asthma
Cancer (including remission)
Dementia (including Alzheimer's)
Diabetes (excluding gestational diabetes)
Heart disease (including heart attack or angina)
Kidney disease
Lung condition (including COPD or emphysema)
Mental health condition (including depression or anxiety)
Stroke
Any other long-term health condition(s)
No long-term health condition
How this variable is created
This variable is derived from responses to the long-term health conditions question and aims to capture people who have specific combinations of health conditions (known as comorbidity).
Where a respondent selects ‘Diabetes (excluding gestational diabetes)’ and ‘Heart disease (including heart attack or angina)’ they are coded to 1 ‘Has diabetes and heart disease’. The respondent could also have other long-term health conditions, but those conditions are not recorded in this variable. All other combinations of responses, including ‘No long-term health condition’ are coded to 2 ‘Does not have diabetes and heart disease’.
If a person has more than one specified combination of long-term health conditions, they will be captured in more than one comorbidity health variable.
History and changes
This is a new variable for 2021.
Data use considerations
If a person has more than one specified combination, they will be captured in more than one comorbidity health variable.
This variable does not have a non-response rate as it is created during Census processing by using responses from one or more questions on the Census form. For the item non-response rate for the health question, see CLTHP.
Related variables and glossary terms
Whether has diabetes (excluding gestational diabetes) (HDIAP)
Whether has heart disease (including heart attack or angina) (HHEDP)
Has the person been told by a doctor or nurse that they have any of these long-term health conditions?
Has Person 1 been told by a doctor or nurse that they have any of these long-term health conditions?
Include health conditions that have lasted or are expected to last for six months or more.
Include health conditions that:
• may recur from time to time, or
• are controlled by medication, or
• are in remission.
Select all that apply.
Person's long-term health conditions
Arthritis
Asthma
Cancer (including remission)
Dementia (including Alzheimer's)
Diabetes (excluding gestational diabetes)
Heart disease (including heart attack or angina)
Kidney disease
Lung condition (including COPD or emphysema)
Mental health condition (including depression or anxiety)
Stroke
Any other long-term health condition(s)
No long-term health condition
How this variable is created
This variable is derived from responses to the long-term health conditions question and aims to capture people who have specific combinations of health conditions (known as comorbidity).
Where a respondent selects ‘Diabetes (excluding gestational diabetes)’ and ‘Kidney disease’ they are coded to 1 ‘Has diabetes and kidney disease’. The respondent could also have other long-term health conditions, but those conditions are not recorded in this variable. All other combinations of responses, including ‘No long-term health condition’ are coded to 2 ‘Does not have diabetes and kidney disease’.
If a person has more than one specified combination of long-term health conditions, they will be captured in more than one comorbidity health variable.
History and changes
This is a new variable for 2021.
Data use considerations
If a person has more than one specified combination, they will be captured in more than one comorbidity health variable.
This variable does not have a non-response rate as it is created during Census processing by using responses from one or more questions on the Census form. For the item non-response rate for the health question, see CLTHP.
Related variables and glossary terms
Whether has diabetes (excluding gestational diabetes) (HDIAP)
Has the person been told by a doctor or nurse that they have any of these long-term health conditions?
Has Person 1 been told by a doctor or nurse that they have any of these long-term health conditions?
Include health conditions that have lasted or are expected to last for six months or more.
Include health conditions that:
• may recur from time to time, or
• are controlled by medication, or
• are in remission.
Select all that apply.
Person's long-term health conditions
Arthritis
Asthma
Cancer (including remission)
Dementia (including Alzheimer's)
Diabetes (excluding gestational diabetes)
Heart disease (including heart attack or angina)
Kidney disease
Lung condition (including COPD or emphysema)
Mental health condition (including depression or anxiety)
Stroke
Any other long-term health condition(s)
No long-term health condition
How this variable is created
This variable is derived from responses to the long-term health conditions question and aims to capture people who have specific combinations of health conditions (known as comorbidity).
Where a respondent selects ‘Heart disease (including heart attack or angina)’ and ‘Kidney disease’ they are coded to 1 ‘Has heart disease and kidney disease’. The respondent could also have other long-term health conditions, but those conditions are not recorded in this variable. All other combinations of responses, including ‘No long-term health condition’ are coded to 2 ‘Does not have heart disease and kidney disease’.
If a person has more than one specified combination, they will be captured in more than one comorbidity health variable.
History and changes
This is a new variable for 2021.
Data use considerations
If a person has more than one specified combination, they will be captured in more than one comorbidity health variable.
This variable does not have a non-response rate as it is created during Census processing by using responses from one or more questions on the Census form. For the item non-response rate for the health question, see CLTHP.
Related variables and glossary terms
Whether has heart disease (including heart attack or angina) (HHEDP)
Whether has heart disease and mental health condition (COHDMHP)
Definition
This variable describes whether a person has reported having both heart disease (including heart attack or angina) and a mental health condition (including depression and anxiety).
Scope
All persons
Categories
Code
Category
1
Has heart disease and mental health condition
2
Does not have heart disease and mental health condition
Has the person been told by a doctor or nurse that they have any of these long-term health conditions?
Has Person 1 been told by a doctor or nurse that they have any of these long-term health conditions?
Include health conditions that have lasted or are expected to last for six months or more.
Include health conditions that:
• may recur from time to time, or
• are controlled by medication, or
• are in remission.
Select all that apply.
Person's long-term health conditions
Arthritis
Asthma
Cancer (including remission)
Dementia (including Alzheimer's)
Diabetes (excluding gestational diabetes)
Heart disease (including heart attack or angina)
Kidney disease
Lung condition (including COPD or emphysema)
Mental health condition (including depression or anxiety)
Stroke
Any other long-term health condition(s)
No long-term health condition
How this variable is created
This variable is derived from responses to the long-term health conditions question and aims to capture people who have specific combinations of health conditions (known as comorbidity).
Where a respondent selects ‘Heart disease (including heart attack or angina)’ and ‘Mental health condition (including depression and anxiety) they are coded to 1 ‘Has heart disease and mental health condition’. The respondent could also have other long-term health conditions, but those conditions are not recorded in this variable. All other combinations of responses, including ‘No long-term health condition’ are coded to 2 ‘Does not have heart disease and mental health condition’.
If a person has more than one specified combination, they will be captured in more than one comorbidity health variable.
History and changes
This is a new variable for 2021.
Data use considerations
If a person has more than one specified combination, they will be captured in more than one comorbidity health variable.
This variable does not have a non-response rate as it is created during Census processing by using responses from one or more questions on the Census form. For the item non-response rate for the health question, see CLTHP.
Related variables and glossary terms
Whether has heart disease (including heart attack or angina) (HHEDP)
Whether has mental health condition (including depression or anxiety) (HMHCP)
Whether has lung condition and mental health condition (COLCMHP)
Definition
This variable describes whether a person has reported having both a lung condition (including COPD and emphysema) and a mental health condition (including depression and anxiety).
Scope
All persons
Categories
Code
Category
1
Has lung condition and mental health condition
2
Does not have lung condition and mental health condition
Has the person been told by a doctor or nurse that they have any of these long-term health conditions?
Has Person 1 been told by a doctor or nurse that they have any of these long-term health conditions?
Include health conditions that have lasted or are expected to last for six months or more.
Include health conditions that:
• may recur from time to time, or
• are controlled by medication, or
• are in remission.
Select all that apply.
Person's long-term health conditions
Arthritis
Asthma
Cancer (including remission)
Dementia (including Alzheimer's)
Diabetes (excluding gestational diabetes)
Heart disease (including heart attack or angina)
Kidney disease
Lung condition (including COPD or emphysema)
Mental health condition (including depression or anxiety)
Stroke
Any other long-term health condition(s)
No long-term health condition
How this variable is created
This variable is derived from responses to the long-term health conditions question and aims to capture people who have specific combinations of health conditions (known as comorbidity).
Where a respondent selects ‘Lung condition (including COPD and emphysema)’ and ‘Mental health condition (including depression and anxiety)’ they are coded to 1 ‘Has lung condition and mental health condition’. The respondent could also have other long-term health conditions, but those conditions are not recorded in this variable. All other combinations of responses, including ‘No long-term health condition’ are coded to 2 ‘Does not have lung condition and mental health condition’.
If a person has more than one specified combination, they will be captured in more than one comorbidity health variable.
History and changes
This is a new variable for 2021.
Data use considerations
If a person has more than one specified combination, they will be captured in more than one comorbidity health variable.
This variable does not have a non-response rate as it is created during Census processing by using responses from one or more questions on the Census form. For the item non-response rate for the health question, see CLTHP.
Related variables and glossary terms
Whether has lung condition (including COPD or emphysema) (HLUNP)
Whether has mental health condition (including depression or anxiety) (HMHCP)
Count of persons with selected long-term health condition(s) in household (CPLTHD)
Definition
This variable counts the number of people in a household who reported they had at least one of the selected long-term health conditions. Selected long-term health conditions include:
arthritis
asthma
cancer (including remission)
dementia (including Alzheimer’s)
diabetes (excluding gestational diabetes)
heart disease (including heart attack or angina)
kidney disease
lung condition (including COPD or emphysema)
mental health condition (including depression or anxiety)
stroke.
‘Any other long-term health condition(s)’ are excluded from the count.
Scope
Occupied private dwellings
Categories
Code
Category
00
No persons in household reported a long-term health condition
01
One person in household reported a long-term health condition
02
Two persons in household reported a long-term health condition
03
Three persons in household reported a long-term health condition
04
Four persons in household reported a long-term health condition
05
Five persons in household reported a long-term health condition
06
Six persons in household reported a long-term health condition
07
Seven persons in household reported a long-term health condition
08
Eight persons in household reported a long-term health condition
09
Nine persons in household reported a long-term health condition
10
Ten or more persons in household reported a long-term health condition
11
Some persons in household had not stated a long-term health condition
&&
All persons in household not stated
@@
Not applicable
Number of categories: 14
Not applicable (@@) comprises:
Visitor only households
Other non-classifiable households
Unoccupied private dwellings
Non-private dwellings
Migratory, off-shore and shipping SA1s
Question(s) from the Census form
Has the person been told by a doctor or nurse that they have any of these long-term health conditions?
Has Person 1 been told by a doctor or nurse that they have any of these long-term health conditions?
Include health conditions that have lasted or are expected to last for six months or more.
Include health conditions that:
• may recur from time to time, or
• are controlled by medication, or
• are in remission.
Select all that apply.
Person's long-term health conditions
Arthritis
Asthma
Cancer (including remission)
Dementia (including Alzheimer's)
Diabetes (excluding gestational diabetes)
Heart disease (including heart attack or angina)
Kidney disease
Lung condition (including COPD or emphysema)
Mental health condition (including depression or anxiety)
Stroke
Any other long-term health condition(s)
No long-term health condition
How this variable is created
This variable is derived from responses to the long-term health conditions question. It counts the number of people in a household who have marked one of the following long-term health conditions:
arthritis
asthma
cancer (including remission)
dementia (including Alzheimer’s)
diabetes (excluding gestational diabetes)
heart disease (including heart attack or angina)
kidney disease
lung condition (including COPD or emphysema)
mental health condition (including depression or anxiety)
stroke.
If all people in the household did not answer the long-term health conditions question, this variable is set to ‘All persons in household not stated’.
If some people in the household did not answer the long-term health conditions question, this variable is set to category 11, ‘Some persons in household had not stated a long-term health condition’.
If a person marks only ‘Any other long-term health condition(s)’, they are not counted as having a long-term health condition in this variable. These people are counted in category 00 'No persons in the household have a long-term health condition'.
Visitor only households and Other non-classifiable households are excluded. Persons temporarily absent are excluded from this variable.
History and changes
This is a new variable for 2021.
Data use considerations
Count of persons with selected long-term health condition(s) in household (CPLTHD) should be used carefully when comparing to other health data from within the ABS and for external organisations or agencies. Relevant definitions and response categories can differ between different statistical collections and may not match Census definitions. For more information, see Comparing ABS long-term health conditions data sources.
This variable does not have a non-response rate as it is created during Census processing by using responses from more than one question on the Census form. The proportion of dwellings where either all people in the household did not answer the long-term health conditions question, or some people in the household did not answer the long-term health conditions question, was 7.3%.
Related variables and glossary terms
Count of persons with selected long-term health condition(s) in household (ranges) (CPLTHRD)
Count of adults (15 years and over) with selected long-term health conditions in household (CALTHD)
Count of children with selected long-term health conditions in household (CCLTHD)
Count of persons with selected long-term health condition(s) in household (ranges) (CPLTHRD)
Definition
This variable counts the number of people in a household who reported they had at least one of the selected long-term health conditions in ranges. Selected long-term health conditions include:
arthritis
asthma
cancer (including remission)
dementia (including Alzheimer’s)
diabetes (excluding gestational diabetes)
heart disease (including heart attack or angina)
kidney disease
lung condition (including COPD or emphysema)
mental health condition (including depression or anxiety)
stroke.
‘Any other long-term health condition(s)’ are excluded from the count.
Scope
Occupied private dwellings
Categories
Code
Category
0
No persons in household reported a long-term health condition
1
One person in household reported a long-term health condition
2
Two persons in household reported a long-term health condition
3
Three persons in household reported a long-term health condition
4
Four persons in household reported a long-term health condition
5
Five or more persons in household reported a long-term health condition
6
Some persons in household had not stated a long-term health condition
&
All persons in household not stated
@
Not applicable
Number of categories: 9
Not applicable (@) comprises:
Visitor only households
Other non-classifiable households
Unoccupied private dwellings
Non-private dwellings
Migratory, off-shore and shipping SA1s
Question(s) from the Census form
Has the person been told by a doctor or nurse that they have any of these long-term health conditions?
Has Person 1 been told by a doctor or nurse that they have any of these long-term health conditions?
Include health conditions that have lasted or are expected to last for six months or more.
Include health conditions that:
• may recur from time to time, or
• are controlled by medication, or
• are in remission.
Select all that apply.
Person's long-term health conditions
Arthritis
Asthma
Cancer (including remission)
Dementia (including Alzheimer's)
Diabetes (excluding gestational diabetes)
Heart disease (including heart attack or angina)
Kidney disease
Lung condition (including COPD or emphysema)
Mental health condition (including depression or anxiety)
Stroke
Any other long-term health condition(s)
No long-term health condition
How this variable is created
This variable is derived from responses to the long-term health conditions question. It counts the number of people in a household who have marked one of the following long-term health conditions:
arthritis
asthma
cancer (including remission)
dementia (including Alzheimer’s)
diabetes (excluding gestational diabetes)
heart disease (including heart attack or angina)
kidney disease
lung condition (including COPD or emphysema)
mental health condition (including depression or anxiety)
stroke.
If all people in the household did not answer the long-term health conditions question, this variable is set to ‘All persons in household not stated’.
If some people in the household did not answer the long-term health conditions question, this variable is set to category 6, ‘Some persons in household had not stated a long-term health condition’.
If a person marks only ‘Any other long-term health condition(s)’, they are not counted as having a long-term health condition in this variable. These people are counted in category 0 'No persons in household reported a long-term health condition'.
Visitor only households and Other non-classifiable households are excluded. Persons temporarily absent are excluded from this variable.
History and changes
This is a new variable for 2021.
Data use considerations
Count of persons with selected long-term health condition(s) in household (ranges) (CPLTHRD) should be used carefully when comparing to other health data from within the ABS and for external organisations or agencies. Relevant definitions and response categories can differ between different statistical collections and may not match Census definitions. For more information, see Comparing ABS long-term health conditions data sources.
This variable does not have a non-response rate as it is created during Census processing by using responses from more than one question on the Census form.
The proportion of dwellings where either all people in the household did not answer the long-term health conditions question, or some people in the household did not answer the long-term health conditions question, was 7.3%.
Related variables and glossary terms
Count of persons with selected long-term health condition(s) in household (CPLTHD)
Count of adults (15 years and over) with selected long-term health conditions in household (CALTHD)
Count of children with selected long-term health conditions in household (CCLTHD)
Has the person been told by a doctor or nurse that they have any of these long-term health conditions?
Has Person 1 been told by a doctor or nurse that they have any of these long-term health conditions?
Include health conditions that have lasted or are expected to last for six months or more.
Include health conditions that:
• may recur from time to time, or
• are controlled by medication, or
• are in remission.
Select all that apply.
Person's long-term health conditions
Arthritis
Asthma
Cancer (including remission)
Dementia (including Alzheimer's)
Diabetes (excluding gestational diabetes)
Heart disease (including heart attack or angina)
Kidney disease
Lung condition (including COPD or emphysema)
Mental health condition (including depression or anxiety)
Stroke
Any other long-term health condition(s)
No long-term health condition
How this variable is created
This variable is derived from responses to the long-term health conditions question. It counts the number of people who marked ‘Arthritis’ on the form.
History and changes
This is a new variable for 2021.
Data use considerations
The question does not distinguish between osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis therefore this variable will include respondents reporting both forms of arthritis.
Long-term health conditions data from Census is not intended to provide prevalence estimates. Prevalence estimates of chronic health conditions should be sourced from the National Health Survey (NHS) or National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Surveys (NATSIHS).
This variable does not have a non-response rate as it is created during Census processing by using responses from one or more questions on the Census form. For the item non-response rate for the Health question, see CLTHP.
This variable describes whether a person has been told by a doctor or nurse that they have asthma. This variable does not indicate whether a person has multiple long-term health conditions.
Has the person been told by a doctor or nurse that they have any of these long-term health conditions?
Has Person 1 been told by a doctor or nurse that they have any of these long-term health conditions?
Include health conditions that have lasted or are expected to last for six months or more.
Include health conditions that:
• may recur from time to time, or
• are controlled by medication, or
• are in remission.
Select all that apply.
Person's long-term health conditions
Arthritis
Asthma
Cancer (including remission)
Dementia (including Alzheimer's)
Diabetes (excluding gestational diabetes)
Heart disease (including heart attack or angina)
Kidney disease
Lung condition (including COPD or emphysema)
Mental health condition (including depression or anxiety)
Stroke
Any other long-term health condition(s)
No long-term health condition
How this variable is created
This variable is derived from responses to the long-term health conditions question. It counts the number of people who marked ‘Asthma’ on the form.
History and changes
This is a new variable for 2021.
Data use considerations
Long-term health conditions data from Census is not intended to provide prevalence estimates. Prevalence estimates of chronic health conditions should be sourced from the National Health Survey (NHS) or National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Surveys (NATSIHS).
This variable does not have a non-response rate as it is created during Census processing by using responses from one or more questions on the Census form. For the item non-response rate for the Health question, see CLTHP.
This variable describes whether a person has been told by a doctor or nurse that they have cancer. This variable does not indicate whether a person has multiple long-term health conditions.
Has the person been told by a doctor or nurse that they have any of these long-term health conditions?
Has Person 1 been told by a doctor or nurse that they have any of these long-term health conditions?
Include health conditions that have lasted or are expected to last for six months or more.
Include health conditions that:
• may recur from time to time, or
• are controlled by medication, or
• are in remission.
Select all that apply.
Person's long-term health conditions
Arthritis
Asthma
Cancer (including remission)
Dementia (including Alzheimer's)
Diabetes (excluding gestational diabetes)
Heart disease (including heart attack or angina)
Kidney disease
Lung condition (including COPD or emphysema)
Mental health condition (including depression or anxiety)
Stroke
Any other long-term health condition(s)
No long-term health condition
How this variable is created
This variable is derived from responses to the long-term health conditions question. It counts the number of people who marked ‘Cancer (including remission)’ on the form.
History and changes
This is a new variable for 2021.
Data use considerations
Long-term health conditions data from Census is not intended to provide prevalence estimates. Prevalence estimates of chronic health conditions should be sourced from the National Health Survey (NHS) or National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Surveys (NATSIHS).
Respondents may have reported both malignant and benign neoplasms (cancers) in response to this question.
This variable does not have a non-response rate as it is created during Census processing by using responses from one or more questions on the Census form. For the item non-response rate for the Health question, see CLTHP.
Whether has dementia (including Alzheimer's) (HDEMP)
Definition
This variable describes whether a person has been told by a doctor or nurse that they have dementia (including Alzheimer’s). This variable does not indicate whether a person has multiple long-term health conditions.
Has the person been told by a doctor or nurse that they have any of these long-term health conditions?
Has Person 1 been told by a doctor or nurse that they have any of these long-term health conditions?
Include health conditions that have lasted or are expected to last for six months or more.
Include health conditions that:
• may recur from time to time, or
• are controlled by medication, or
• are in remission.
Select all that apply.
Person's long-term health conditions
Arthritis
Asthma
Cancer (including remission)
Dementia (including Alzheimer's)
Diabetes (excluding gestational diabetes)
Heart disease (including heart attack or angina)
Kidney disease
Lung condition (including COPD or emphysema)
Mental health condition (including depression or anxiety)
Stroke
Any other long-term health condition(s)
No long-term health condition
How this variable is created
This variable is derived from responses to the long-term health conditions question. It counts the number of people who marked ‘Dementia (including Alzheimer’s)’ on the form.
History and changes
This is a new variable for 2021.
Data use considerations
Long-term health conditions data from Census is not intended to provide prevalence estimates. Prevalence estimates of chronic health conditions should be sourced from the National Health Survey (NHS) or National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Surveys (NATSIHS).
This variable does not have a non-response rate as it is created during Census processing by using responses from one or more questions on the Census form. For the item non-response rate for the Health question, see CLTHP.
Whether has diabetes (excluding gestational diabetes) (HDIAP)
Definition
This variable describes whether a person has been told by a doctor or nurse that they have diabetes (excluding gestational diabetes). This variable does not indicate whether a person has multiple long-term health conditions.
Scope
All persons
Categories
Code
Category
051
Has diabetes (excluding gestational diabetes)
052
Does not have diabetes (excluding gestational diabetes)
Has the person been told by a doctor or nurse that they have any of these long-term health conditions?
Has Person 1 been told by a doctor or nurse that they have any of these long-term health conditions?
Include health conditions that have lasted or are expected to last for six months or more.
Include health conditions that:
• may recur from time to time, or
• are controlled by medication, or
• are in remission.
Select all that apply.
Person's long-term health conditions
Arthritis
Asthma
Cancer (including remission)
Dementia (including Alzheimer's)
Diabetes (excluding gestational diabetes)
Heart disease (including heart attack or angina)
Kidney disease
Lung condition (including COPD or emphysema)
Mental health condition (including depression or anxiety)
Stroke
Any other long-term health condition(s)
No long-term health condition
How this variable is created
This variable is derived from responses to the long-term health conditions question. It counts the number of people who marked ‘Diabetes (excluding gestational diabetes)’ on the form.
History and changes
This is a new variable for 2021.
Data use considerations
The Census Health question does not distinguish between type 1 and type 2 diabetes. Therefore, this variable will include respondents reporting both forms of diabetes.
Long-term health conditions data from Census is not intended to provide prevalence estimates. Prevalence estimates of chronic health conditions should be sourced from the National Health Survey (NHS) or National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Surveys (NATSIHS).
This variable does not have a non-response rate as it is created during Census processing by using responses from one or more questions on the Census form. For the item non-response rate for the Health question, see CLTHP.
Whether has heart disease (including heart attack or angina) (HHEDP)
Definition
This variable describes whether a person has been told by a doctor or nurse that they have heart disease (including heart attack or angina). This variable does not indicate whether a person has multiple long-term health conditions.
Scope
All persons
Categories
Code
Category
061
Has heart disease (including heart attack or angina)
062
Does not have heart disease (including heart attack or angina)
Has the person been told by a doctor or nurse that they have any of these long-term health conditions?
Has Person 1 been told by a doctor or nurse that they have any of these long-term health conditions?
Include health conditions that have lasted or are expected to last for six months or more.
Include health conditions that:
• may recur from time to time, or
• are controlled by medication, or
• are in remission.
Select all that apply.
Person's long-term health conditions
Arthritis
Asthma
Cancer (including remission)
Dementia (including Alzheimer's)
Diabetes (excluding gestational diabetes)
Heart disease (including heart attack or angina)
Kidney disease
Lung condition (including COPD or emphysema)
Mental health condition (including depression or anxiety)
Stroke
Any other long-term health condition(s)
No long-term health condition
How this variable is created
This variable is derived from responses to the long-term health conditions question. It counts the number of people who marked ‘Heart disease (including heart attack or angina)’ on the Census form.
History and changes
This is a new variable for 2021.
Data use considerations
Long-term health conditions data from Census is not intended to provide prevalence estimates. Prevalence estimates of chronic health conditions should be sourced from the National Health Survey (NHS) or National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Surveys (NATSIHS).
This variable does not have a non-response rate as it is created during Census processing by using responses from one or more questions on the Census form. For the item non-response rate for the Health question, see CLTHP.
This variable describes whether a person has been told by a doctor or nurse that they have kidney disease. This variable does not indicate whether a person has multiple long-term health conditions.
Has the person been told by a doctor or nurse that they have any of these long-term health conditions?
Has Person 1 been told by a doctor or nurse that they have any of these long-term health conditions?
Include health conditions that have lasted or are expected to last for six months or more.
Include health conditions that:
• may recur from time to time, or
• are controlled by medication, or
• are in remission.
Select all that apply.
Person's long-term health conditions
Arthritis
Asthma
Cancer (including remission)
Dementia (including Alzheimer's)
Diabetes (excluding gestational diabetes)
Heart disease (including heart attack or angina)
Kidney disease
Lung condition (including COPD or emphysema)
Mental health condition (including depression or anxiety)
Stroke
Any other long-term health condition(s)
No long-term health condition
How this variable is created
This variable is derived from responses to the long-term health conditions question. It counts the number of people who marked ‘Kidney disease’ on the Census form.
History and changes
This is a new variable for 2021.
Data use considerations
Long-term health conditions data from Census is not intended to provide prevalence estimates. Prevalence estimates of chronic health conditions should be sourced from the National Health Survey (NHS) or National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Surveys (NATSIHS).
This variable does not have a non-response rate as it is created during Census processing by using responses from one or more questions on the Census form. For the item non-response rate for the Health question, see CLTHP.
Whether has one or more long-term health condition(s) (HLTHP)
Definition
This variable identifies the population who has at least one long-term health condition (including any other long-term health conditions) and the population who reported they did not have a long-term health condition.
Has the person been told by a doctor or nurse that they have any of these long-term health conditions?
Has Person 1 been told by a doctor or nurse that they have any of these long-term health conditions?
Include health conditions that have lasted or are expected to last for six months or more.
Include health conditions that:
• may recur from time to time, or
• are controlled by medication, or
• are in remission.
Select all that apply.
Person's long-term health conditions
Arthritis
Asthma
Cancer (including remission)
Dementia (including Alzheimer's)
Diabetes (excluding gestational diabetes)
Heart disease (including heart attack or angina)
Kidney disease
Lung condition (including COPD or emphysema)
Mental health condition (including depression or anxiety)
Stroke
Any other long-term health condition(s)
No long-term health condition
How this variable is created
This variable is derived from responses to the long-term health conditions question. It counts the number of people who marked that they have one or more long-term health conditions (including ‘Any other long-term health condition(s)’). It also counts the number of people who marked ‘No long-term health condition’.
For a count of the number of selected long-term health conditions a person has, refer to Count of selected long-term health conditions (CLTHP).
History and changes
This is a new question for the 2021 Census.
Data use considerations
There are no data use considerations for this variable.
This variable does not have a non-response rate as it is created during Census processing by using responses from one or more questions on the Census form. For the item non-response rate for the Health question, see CLTHP.
Related variables and glossary terms
Count of selected long-term health conditions (CLTHP)
Whether has lung condition (including COPD and emphysema) (HLUNP)
Definition
This variable describes whether a person has been told by a doctor or nurse that they have a lung condition (including Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disorder (COPD) or emphysema). This variable does not indicate whether a person has multiple long-term health conditions.
Scope
All persons
Categories
Code
Category
081
Has a lung condition (including COPD or emphysema)
082
Does not have a lung condition (including COPD or emphysema)
Has the person been told by a doctor or nurse that they have any of these long-term health conditions?
Has Person 1 been told by a doctor or nurse that they have any of these long-term health conditions?
Include health conditions that have lasted or are expected to last for six months or more.
Include health conditions that:
• may recur from time to time, or
• are controlled by medication, or
• are in remission.
Select all that apply.
Person's long-term health conditions
Arthritis
Asthma
Cancer (including remission)
Dementia (including Alzheimer's)
Diabetes (excluding gestational diabetes)
Heart disease (including heart attack or angina)
Kidney disease
Lung condition (including COPD or emphysema)
Mental health condition (including depression or anxiety)
Stroke
Any other long-term health condition(s)
No long-term health condition
How this variable is created
This variable is derived from responses to the long-term health conditions question. It counts the number of people who marked ‘Lung condition (including COPD or emphysema)’ on the form.
History and changes
This is a new variable for 2021.
Data use considerations
Long-term health conditions data from Census is not intended to provide prevalence estimates. Prevalence estimates of chronic health conditions should be sourced from the National Health Survey (NHS) or National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Surveys (NATSIHS).
This variable does not have a non-response rate as it is created during Census processing by using responses from one or more questions on the Census form. For the item non-response rate for the Health question, see CLTHP.
Whether has mental health condition (including depression or anxiety) (HMHCP)
Definition
This variable describes whether a person has been told by a doctor or nurse that they have a mental health condition (including depression or anxiety). This variable does not indicate whether a person has multiple long-term health conditions.
Scope
All persons
Categories
Code
Category
091
Has a mental health condition (including depression or anxiety)
092
Does not have a mental health condition (including depression or anxiety)
Has the person been told by a doctor or nurse that they have any of these long-term health conditions?
Has Person 1 been told by a doctor or nurse that they have any of these long-term health conditions?
Include health conditions that have lasted or are expected to last for six months or more.
Include health conditions that:
• may recur from time to time, or
• are controlled by medication, or
• are in remission.
Select all that apply.
Person's long-term health conditions
Arthritis
Asthma
Cancer (including remission)
Dementia (including Alzheimer's)
Diabetes (excluding gestational diabetes)
Heart disease (including heart attack or angina)
Kidney disease
Lung condition (including COPD or emphysema)
Mental health condition (including depression or anxiety)
Stroke
Any other long-term health condition(s)
No long-term health condition
How this variable is created
This variable is derived from responses to the long-term health conditions question. It counts the number of people who marked ‘Mental health condition (including depression or anxiety)’ on the form.
History and changes
This is a new variable for 2021.
Data use considerations
Long-term health conditions data from Census is not intended to provide prevalence estimates. Prevalence estimates of chronic health conditions should be sourced from the National Health Survey (NHS) or National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Surveys (NATSIHS).
This variable does not have a non-response rate as it is created during Census processing by using responses from one or more questions on the Census form. For the item non-response rate for the Health question, see CLTHP.
Has the person been told by a doctor or nurse that they have any of these long-term health conditions?
Has Person 1 been told by a doctor or nurse that they have any of these long-term health conditions?
Include health conditions that have lasted or are expected to last for six months or more.
Include health conditions that:
• may recur from time to time, or
• are controlled by medication, or
• are in remission.
Select all that apply.
Person's long-term health conditions
Arthritis
Asthma
Cancer (including remission)
Dementia (including Alzheimer's)
Diabetes (excluding gestational diabetes)
Heart disease (including heart attack or angina)
Kidney disease
Lung condition (including COPD or emphysema)
Mental health condition (including depression or anxiety)
Stroke
Any other long-term health condition(s)
No long-term health condition
How this variable is created
This variable is derived from responses to the long-term health conditions question. It counts the number of people who marked ‘Any other long-term health condition(s)’.
History and changes
This is a new variable for 2021.
Data use consideration
There are no data use considerations for this variable.
This variable does not have a non-response rate as it is created during Census processing by using responses from one or more questions on the Census form. For the item non-response rate for the Health question, see CLTHP.
This variable describes whether a person has been told by a doctor or nurse that they have had a stroke. This variable does not indicate whether a person has multiple long-term health conditions.
Has the person been told by a doctor or nurse that they have any of these long-term health conditions?
Has Person 1 been told by a doctor or nurse that they have any of these long-term health conditions?
Include health conditions that have lasted or are expected to last for six months or more.
Include health conditions that:
• may recur from time to time, or
• are controlled by medication, or
• are in remission.
Select all that apply.
Person's long-term health conditions
Arthritis
Asthma
Cancer (including remission)
Dementia (including Alzheimer's)
Diabetes (excluding gestational diabetes)
Heart disease (including heart attack or angina)
Kidney disease
Lung condition (including COPD or emphysema)
Mental health condition (including depression or anxiety)
Stroke
Any other long-term health condition(s)
No long-term health condition
How this variable is created
This variable is derived from responses to the long-term health conditions question. It counts the number of people who marked ‘Stroke’ on the form.
History and changes
This is a new variable for 2021.
Data use considerations
Long-term health conditions data from the Census is not intended to provide prevalence estimates. Prevalence estimates of chronic health conditions should be sourced from the National Health Survey (NHS) or National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Surveys (NATSIHS).
This variable does not have a non-response rate as it is created during Census processing by using responses from one or more questions on the Census form. For the item non-response rate for the Health question, see CLTHP.
This variable records the type of selected long-term health condition(s) a person has reported. Respondents can record multiple long-term health conditions including:
arthritis
asthma
cancer (including remission)
dementia (including Alzheimer’s)
diabetes (excluding gestational diabetes)
heart disease (including heart attack or angina)
kidney disease
lung condition (including COPD or emphysema)
mental health condition (including depression or anxiety)
stroke
any other long-term health condition(s)
Scope
All persons
Categories
Code
Category
011
Arthritis
021
Asthma
031
Cancer (including remission)
041
Dementia (including Alzheimer’s)
051
Diabetes (excluding gestational diabetes)
061
Heart disease (including heart attack or angina)
071
Kidney disease
081
Lung condition (including COPD or emphysema)
091
Mental health condition (including depression or anxiety)
Has the person been told by a doctor or nurse that they have any of these long-term health conditions?
Has Person 1 been told by a doctor or nurse that they have any of these long-term health conditions?
Include health conditions that have lasted or are expected to last for six months or more.
Include health conditions that:
• may recur from time to time, or
• are controlled by medication, or
• are in remission.
Select all that apply.
Person's long-term health conditions
Arthritis
Asthma
Cancer (including remission)
Dementia (including Alzheimer's)
Diabetes (excluding gestational diabetes)
Heart disease (including heart attack or angina)
Kidney disease
Lung condition (including COPD or emphysema)
Mental health condition (including depression or anxiety)
Stroke
Any other long-term health condition(s)
No long-term health condition
How this variable is created
Data for this variable is derived from the long-term health conditions question. If the respondent marks ‘No long-term health condition’ and also marks other fields, the ‘No long-term health condition’ response is ignored.
As respondents can select multiple conditions, the count of components for this variable will not equal the total number of people.
History and changes
This is a new variable for 2021.
Data use considerations
The rationale for including the long-term health conditions topic in the 2021 Census was to:
allow for cross-classification with other Census topics
enable output for sub-populations (e.g. culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) or Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander populations)
enable data outputs at finer geographies than what can be achieved through existing health collections.
Long-term health condition information collected in the 2021 Census will not have the same level of detail as the larger health collections such as the National Health Survey (NHS) and National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Surveys (NATSIHS). Long-term health conditions data from Census is not intended to provide prevalence estimates. Prevalence estimates of chronic health conditions should be sourced from the NHS or NATSIHS.
As Type of long-term health condition allows for multiple responses, proportions of people with a particular condition should be derived using the total population in the denominator for the relevant aggregation, and not the sum of all conditions.
This variable does not have a non-response rate as it is created during Census processing by using responses from one or more questions on the Census form. For the item non-response rate for the health question, see CLTHP.
Related variables and glossary terms
Count of selected long-term health conditions (CLTHP)
