33.3%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Cartmeticup · Suburb / Locality
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A striking 33.3% of people in Cartmeticup live with a long-term health condition. This rate is well above the figures for both Western Australia and Australia, though the area is sparsely populated.
Long-term conditions people report.
Long-term health conditions are much more common here than in most areas, with arthritis and lung conditions being the most reported. While these rates are high, the percentage of people with a mental health condition is about the same as the national figure at 8.8%.
33.3%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
8.8%
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people reporting a long-term mental health condition (incl. depression or anxiety).
In Cartmeticup, None is the majority at 67%; One condition is next at 20%.
People needing help with daily activities.
Zero people in Cartmeticup report needing help with daily activities, which is well below the state and national averages.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with a core-activity need for assistance due to disability or age.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Health & Disability in Cartmeticup [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50271/cartmeticup/topic/health-disability