28.7%
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Carpendeit · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Carpendeit
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Mental health conditions are much more common in Carpendeit than in most other areas, affecting 12.2% of residents. This stands out as a key health challenge for the area, where about 28.7% of people live with some form of long-term health condition.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Arthritis is the most reported long-term health issue at 14.8%, while mental health conditions are well above the national figure of 8.8%. Over half the population reports no long-term health conditions, though 4.3% of residents live with three or more.
12.2%
Higher than 84% 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 Carpendeit, None is the majority at 67%; One condition is next at 20%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Need for help with daily activities is much higher here than in most similar areas. At 7.8%, this is a little above both the Victorian and national figures.
7.8% —
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 2.2%
- 2021: 7.8%
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 Carpendeit [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20501/carpendeit/topic/health-disability