36.4%
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Carpendale · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Carpendale
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A health gap of over 8 percentage points separates Carpendale from the national average for long-term conditions. This area faces significant health challenges, with 36.4% of people living with a long-term condition. This is much higher than most similar areas.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About 36.4% of residents have a long-term health condition, which is well above the Queensland figure of 28.8%. Mental health conditions are also much more common here than in most areas, affecting 12.7% of people.
12.7%
Higher than 86% 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 Carpendale, None is the majority at 57%; One condition is next at 25%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily living is more difficult for a larger share of the population here, with 8.2% needing help with daily activities. This is a little above the 6% reported across Queensland.
8.2% ▲ +76.7%
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.6%
- 2016: 3.7%
- 2021: 8.2%
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 Carpendale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30547/carpendale/topic/health-disability