24.6%
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Cardinia · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Cardinia
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Only 2.6% of people in Cardinia need help with daily activities, a figure well below the national average. This suggests a healthy population, as residents here report long-term health and mental health conditions far less often than people in most other similar areas.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About 24.6% of people have a long-term health condition, which is well below the Australian figure of 27.7%. Arthritis and asthma are the most common issues, while mental health conditions are reported by 6.1% of residents, a little below the state average.
6.1%
Lower than 69% 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 Cardinia, None is the majority at 72%; One condition is next at 20%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
The 2.6% of people who need help with daily tasks is much lower than the 5.8% seen across Australia. This low need for assistance is consistent with the fact that fewer people in the area report chronic health problems.
2.6% ▼ -15.0%
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.1%
- 2016: 4.5%
- 2021: 2.6%
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 Cardinia [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20487/cardinia/topic/health-disability