25.8%
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Carters Ridge · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Carters Ridge
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Fewer people live with long-term health issues in Carters Ridge than in most similar areas. Only 25.8% of residents report a long-term health condition, which is well below the Queensland figure of 28.8%. This puts the area in a strong position compared to both state and national health trends.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Arthritis and asthma are the most common long-term health issues here, affecting 8.5% and 8.2% of people. About 7.6% of residents have a mental health condition, which is a little below the national figure of 8.8%. Most people in the area, 61.2%, report having no long-term health conditions at all.
7.6%
Lower than 55% 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 Carters Ridge, None is the majority at 72%; One condition is next at 21%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily help is needed by 4.0% of residents, which is around the middle for its level. This is a little below both the Queensland figure of 6.0% and the Australian average of 5.8%.
4.0% ▼ -35.5%
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.2%
- 2016: 4.7%
- 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 Carters Ridge [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30555/carters-ridge/topic/health-disability