26.7%
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Carapooee · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Carapooee
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A much lower rate of mental health conditions marks the health profile of Carapooee, where only 5% of people report such a struggle. While most residents are healthy, about 6.7% of the population requires some help with their daily activities.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Long-term health conditions affect 26.7% of residents, which is lower than most areas and about the same as the Victorian figure. This is most evident in mental health, where the 5% rate is well below the national figure of 8.8%.
5.0%
Lower than 75% 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 Carapooee, None is the majority at 71%; Two conditions is next at 16%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
About 6.7% of people need help with daily activities, which is higher than most similar areas. This figure is about the same as the state and national rates.
6.7% ▼ -2.0%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.8%
- 2016: 6.3%
- 2021: 6.7%
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 Carapooee [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20481/carapooee/topic/health-disability