28.1%
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Cardross · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Cardross
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
About 63.3% of people in Cardross have no long-term health conditions. While the overall health profile is similar to the rest of Australia, more people here report a mental health condition than in most other areas.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Around 28.1% of residents live with a long-term health condition, which is about the same as the state and national figures. Asthma is the most common at 10.9%, followed by mental health conditions, which affect 9.3% of the population.
9.3%
Higher than 62% 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 Cardross, None is the majority at 69%; One condition is next at 22%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Roughly 5.8% of people in Cardross need some help with daily activities. This is higher than most similar areas, though it sits about the same as the figures for Victoria and Australia.
5.8% ▲ +15.6%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.0%
- 2016: 3.9%
- 2021: 5.8%
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 Cardross [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20488/cardross/topic/health-disability