This web report describes how social determinants of health influence associations between cultural and linguistic diversity and long-term health conditions reported by people through the Australian Bureau of Statistics’ 2021 Census of Population and Housing.
- Cat. no: PHE 339
Findings from this report:
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Age and social determinants have varying effects on CALD groups reporting long-term health conditions
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Age and social determinants of health are not driving asthma reporting among CALD groups
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People are more likely to have a long-term health condition the longer they spend in Australia
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The effects of age and social determinants of health mask higher rates of diabetes amongst some CALD groups