24.3%
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Carnegie · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Carnegie
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Fewer people live with chronic illness in Carnegie than in most other areas, with only 24.3% reporting a long-term health condition. This rate is well below both the Victorian and national figures, suggesting a generally healthier population for the area.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions are the most common long-term issue at 8.5%, which is about the same as the national figure. Most residents have no long-term health issues at all, while 17.5% live with one condition.
8.5%
Higher than 54% 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 Carnegie, None is the majority at 74%; One condition is next at 19%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
About 4.8% of people in Carnegie need some help with their daily activities. This is a little below the Victorian average of 5.9% and roughly the same as the Australian figure.
4.8% ▲ +6.6%
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.5%
- 2016: 4.1%
- 2021: 4.8%
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 Carnegie [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20498/carnegie/topic/health-disability