22.6%
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Upper Capel · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Upper Capel
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Health outcomes have remained strong in Upper Capel, where only 22.6% of people live with a long-term health condition. This figure is well below both the state and national rates, marking the area as one of the healthier places compared to similar regions.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Only 6.8% of residents have a mental health condition, which is a little below the national figure. Arthritis is the most common long-term health issue at 11.9%, while the vast majority of people—76.3%—report having no long-term health conditions at all.
6.8%
Lower than 63% 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 Upper Capel, None is the majority at 78%; One condition is next at 18%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
About 4.0% of people in Upper Capel need help with daily activities. This is around the middle for similar areas and is a little below the Australian average of 5.8%.
4.0% ▲ +52.0%
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.6%
- 2016: 2.6%
- 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 Upper Capel [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51480/upper-capel/topic/health-disability