22.5%
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Carapooee West · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Carapooee West
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Health trends in Carapooee West have shifted since 2011, with a notable gap between general wellbeing and specific needs. While the area is much healthier than most in terms of long-term conditions, a higher proportion of residents now require daily help.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Only 22.5% of people have a long-term health condition, which is well below the national figure of 27.7%. However, mental health conditions are a little more common here than in the rest of Australia, affecting 10% of residents.
10.0%
Higher than 68% 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 West, None is the majority at 59%; One condition is next at 16%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Needing help with daily activities is much more common in Carapooee West than in most areas. At 10%, this is well above the Victorian figure of 5.9%.
10.0% —
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 10.0%
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 Carapooee West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20482/carapooee-west/topic/health-disability