32.0%
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Carruchan · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Carruchan
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Daily life for 32% of Carruchan residents is shaped by a long-term health condition. This is well above the figures for Queensland and Australia, with arthritis and diabetes being the most common challenges facing the community.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Arthritis (13.4%) and diabetes (10.1%) are the most frequent health issues here. While 8.1% of people have a mental health condition, this is about the same as the national 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 Carruchan, None is the majority at 64%; One condition is next at 18%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
About 4% of people in Carruchan need some help with their daily activities, which is a little below the rates seen across Queensland and Australia.
4.0% ▼ -5.1%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.3%
- 2016: 6.2%
- 2021: 4.0%
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 Carruchan [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30552/carruchan/topic/health-disability