21.4%
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Caroline Springs · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Caroline Springs
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Only 21.4% of people in Caroline Springs report a long-term health condition, which is well below the figures for Victoria and Australia. This makes it a remarkably healthy area compared to most other places. Most residents report no long-term health issues at all.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Asthma is the most common long-term health condition here at 7.5%. Mental health conditions are also lower than most areas, affecting 5.7% of residents, which is well below the national figure of 8.8%.
5.7%
Lower than 72% 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 Caroline Springs, None is the majority at 77%; One condition is next at 17%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
About 4.5% of people need help with their daily activities. This is a little below the state and national figures, and sits around the middle for similar areas.
4.5% ▲ +90.6%
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.4%
- 2016: 3.3%
- 2021: 4.5%
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 Caroline Springs [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20500/caroline-springs/topic/health-disability