34.4%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Carag Carag · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Carag Carag
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A much higher share of people in Carag Carag live with long-term health conditions compared to the rest of the country. While 27.7% of Australians face such issues, the figure here is 34.4%, with many residents requiring extra support for daily tasks.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Asthma (11.5%) and heart disease (9.8%) are the most common long-term health issues in the area. However, those reporting mental health conditions are slightly fewer here at 6.6% than the national figure of 8.8%.
6.6%
Lower 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 Carag Carag, None is the majority at 63%; One condition is next at 26%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Needing help with daily activities is common in Carag Carag, with 13.1% of people requiring assistance. This is well above the 5.8% seen across Australia and among the highest rates for similar areas.
13.1% —
Higher than 97% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 11.3%
- 2021: 13.1%
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 Carag Carag [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20478/carag-carag/topic/health-disability