30.0%
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Carrathool · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Carrathool
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Only 4.5% of people in Carrathool report a mental health condition, a figure well below the national average. While this is a low rate, about 30% of the population lives with some form of long-term health issue.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About 30% of residents have a long-term health condition, which is well above the New South Wales figure of 27%. Asthma and arthritis are the most common issues, while 60% of people report having no long-term conditions at all.
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 Carrathool, None is the majority at 68%; One condition is next at 22%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Around 6% of people in Carrathool need some help with their daily activities. This is higher than most similar areas, although it is about the same as the state and national figures.
6.0% ▲ —
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 4.2%
- 2021: 6.0%
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 Carrathool [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10826/carrathool/topic/health-disability