31.7%
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Carlyle · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Carlyle
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Higher rates of long-term health issues than most similar areas define Carlyle, where 31.7% of people live with a chronic condition. This is well above the national figure of 27.7%. While overall health challenges are more common, mental health issues are much less frequent here than elsewhere.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Arthritis is the most common long-term condition affecting 18.3% of residents, followed by cancer and heart disease at 11.0% each. Only 4.9% of people report a mental health condition, which is well below the 8.8% seen across Victoria and Australia.
4.9%
Lower than 76% 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 Carlyle, None is the majority at 67%; One condition is next at 20%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
About 6.1% of people in Carlyle need help with their daily activities. This is higher than most similar areas, though it remains about the same as the figures for Victoria and Australia.
6.1% —
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 6.1%
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 Carlyle [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20497/carlyle/topic/health-disability