25.8%
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Charlemont · Suburb / Locality
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Mental health conditions are well above the national figure in Charlemont, where 11.8% of people report such a condition. While this is much higher than most similar areas, the overall rate of long-term health conditions is slightly lower than the state and national averages.
Long-term conditions people report.
About 25.8% of people have a long-term health condition, which is lower than most areas. Mental health is the most common issue at 11.8%, followed by asthma at 10.0% and arthritis at 5.0%.
25.8%
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
11.8%
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people reporting a long-term mental health condition (incl. depression or anxiety).
In Charlemont, None is the majority at 72%; One condition is next at 19%.
People needing help with daily activities.
Around 5.0% of people in Charlemont need help with daily activities, a figure that is about the same as the state and national levels.
5.0% —
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with a core-activity need for assistance due to disability or age.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Health & Disability in Charlemont [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20533/charlemont/topic/health-disability