37.8%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Carey Park · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Carey Park
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Carey Park has a much higher rate of health and disability needs than most similar areas. Roughly 38% of residents live with a long-term health condition, a figure far above the national average. This reflects a community facing significant health challenges across both physical and mental wellbeing.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions are among the highest at this level, affecting 15.9% of people, which is well above the national figure of 8.8%. Other common long-term issues include arthritis at 12.7% and asthma at 10.2%.
15.9%
Higher than 94% 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 Carey Park, None is the majority at 57%; One condition is next at 25%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Nearly 10% of people in Carey Park need some help with their daily activities. This is well above both the state and national figures, which sit at 4.6% and 5.8% respectively.
9.8% ▲ +44.9%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.8%
- 2016: 8.0%
- 2021: 9.8%
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 Carey Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50261/carey-park/topic/health-disability