28.5%
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Carrs Creek · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Carrs Creek
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Much higher rates of disability are seen in Carrs Creek, where 7.5% of people need help with daily activities. While most residents are healthy, a small but significant group manages chronic conditions, including a mental health rate that is higher than most similar areas.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About 28.5% of people have a long-term health condition, which is a little above the New South Wales figure. Mental health conditions are more common here than in most areas, affecting 9.7% of residents, while arthritis is the most reported condition at 11.8%.
9.7%
Higher than 65% 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 Carrs Creek, None is the majority at 65%; One condition is next at 21%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
People needing help with daily activities make up 7.5% of the population. This is much higher than most similar areas and a little above the national figure of 5.8%.
7.5% ▲ +55.6%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.8%
- 2016: 7.4%
- 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 Carrs Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10833/carrs-creek/topic/health-disability