22.4%
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Carabost · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Carabost
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Far fewer people in Carabost report long-term health issues compared to the rest of the country. Only 22.4% of residents live with a long-term health condition, which is well below the national figure of 27.7%. This suggests a generally healthier population than in most other Australian areas.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions are much less common here than in most areas, with only 4.5% of people reporting one. Among those with long-term health issues, asthma is the most frequent at 14.9%, followed by other conditions at 11.9% and cancer at 6.0%.
4.5%
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality 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 Carabost, None is the majority at 69%; One condition is next at 22%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Despite the lower rate of chronic illness, 7.5% of people in Carabost need help with daily activities. This is a little above the 5.8% seen across New South Wales and Australia, and is much higher than in most similar areas.
7.5% —
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 7.3%
- 2021: 7.5%
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 Carabost [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10804/carabost/topic/health-disability