28.9%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Carcalgong · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Carcalgong
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A high need for daily support and a significant burden of mental health issues shape the health landscape in Carcalgong. Roughly one in five people require help with daily activities, a rate far above the national average. These challenges are reflected in the fact that nearly a quarter of residents live with a mental health condition.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions are very common here, affecting 24.4% of people, which is far above the New South Wales figure of 8.0%. Other long-term health issues like arthritis also affect 13.3% of the population, while 28.9% of residents have at least one long-term health condition.
24.4%
Higher than 99% 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 Carcalgong, None is the majority at 60%; Two conditions is next at 19%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Needing help with daily activities is very common in Carcalgong, with 20.0% of people requiring support. This is far above the 5.8% reported across Australia and New South Wales.
20.0% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 8.9%
- 2021: 20.0%
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 Carcalgong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10806/carcalgong/topic/health-disability