28.8%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Carrara · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Carrara
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
About the same as the state average, 28.8% of people in Carrara live with a long-term health condition. This is a little above the national figure of 27.7%. Most residents are healthy, with 64% reporting no long-term health issues.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Arthritis is the most common long-term health problem at 9.3%, followed by mental health and asthma at around 8%. The share of people with a mental health condition is 8.1%, which is a little below the Queensland figure.
8.1%
Higher than 50% 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 Carrara, None is the majority at 69%; One condition is next at 21%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Needing help with daily activities is slightly less common here than elsewhere, with 4.7% of people requiring assistance. This is a little below both the state and national figures.
4.7% ▲ +40.5%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.3%
- 2016: 4.0%
- 2021: 4.7%
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 Carrara [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30550/carrara/topic/health-disability