26.2%
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Carrajung South · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Carrajung South
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A gap of over 8 percentage points separates Carrajung South from the rest of the state in terms of daily help needs. While long-term health conditions are slightly less common here than in the national average, a notable portion of the population requires significant support to manage their daily lives.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About 26.2% of residents have a long-term health condition, which is a little below the national figure of 27.7%. Arthritis is the most common issue affecting 16.7% of people, while no one in the area reported a mental health condition.
0.0%
Lower than 99% 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 Carrajung South, None is the majority at 77%; One condition is next at 23%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily help is needed by 14.3% of people, which is among the highest figures for similar areas. This is well above the 5.9% seen across Victoria.
14.3% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 6.8%
- 2021: 14.3%
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 Carrajung South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20504/carrajung-south/topic/health-disability