27.5%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Carstairs · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Carstairs
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Well below the national figure of 8.8%, only 4.4% of people in Carstairs report a mental health condition. This small percentage is much lower than most similar areas, contributing to a general health profile that sits slightly below the Queensland and Australian averages.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About 27.5% of residents have a long-term health condition, which is a little below the Queensland figure of 28.8%. For those with health issues, the most common are other conditions, arthritis and cancer, though 61.5% of people report having no long-term conditions at all.
4.4%
Lower than 78% 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 Carstairs, None is the majority at 72%; One condition is next at 18%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Only 3.3% of people in Carstairs need help with their daily activities. This is lower than most similar areas and sits a little below both the Queensland and Australian figures.
3.3% —
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 2.6%
- 2021: 3.3%
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 Carstairs [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30554/carstairs/topic/health-disability