Carrington · Suburb / Locality

Health & Disability in Carrington

Name: Health & Disability in Carrington — 2021 Census
Creator: Australian Bureau of Statistics
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Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.

Mental health challenges are much more common here than in most similar areas, making Carrington a place where more residents face long-term health struggles. About 30.1% of people live with a long-term health condition, which is well above the New South Wales figure of 27.0%.

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📍 Carrington, Suburb / Locality

Health conditions

Long-term conditions people report.

A striking 12.2% of residents have a mental health condition, a figure well above the national average of 8.8%. Other common long-term health issues in the area include asthma at 9.8% and arthritis at 8.2%.

Number of long-term health conditions

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In Carrington, None is the majority at 67%; One condition is next at 22%.

None 61.5% One condition 20.5% Two conditions 6.6% Three or more 3.3%

Long-term health conditions reported

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Carrington splits fairly evenly between Mental health (23%) and Asthma (19%), with Arthritis at 16%.

Mental health 12.2% Asthma 9.8% Arthritis 8.2% Other condition 7.6% Heart disease 4.0% Diabetes 3.4% Cancer 2.9% Lung condition 2.6% Stroke 0.8% Dementia 0.4%

Need for assistance

People needing help with daily activities.

Need for help with daily activities is a little below the national and state figures, with 4.4% of people requiring such assistance.

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 Carrington [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10829/carrington/topic/health-disability

Where Carrington sits — People with a long-term health condition