26.7%
Lower than 59% of state electorate areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Carine (North Metropolitan) · State Electorate
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Fewer people live with mental health conditions in Carine compared to the rest of the country. About 26.7% of residents have a long-term health condition, which is a little below the national figure and about the same as the Western Australian average.
Long-term conditions people report.
Only 6.7% of people report a mental health condition, which is much lower than most areas. Arthritis is the most common long-term health issue at 8.2%, while 67.8% of residents have no long-term health conditions at all.
26.7%
Lower than 59% of state electorate areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
6.7%
Lower than 78% of state electorate areas.
Share of people reporting a long-term mental health condition (incl. depression or anxiety).
In Carine (North Metropolitan), None is the majority at 72%; One condition is next at 20%.
People needing help with daily activities.
Needing help with daily activities is much less common here than in most areas, affecting 3.7% of people. This figure is a little below the national average and has barely changed since 2011.
3.7% ▲ +20.9%
Lower than 87% of state electorate areas.
Share of people with a core-activity need for assistance due to disability or age.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Health & Disability in Carine (North Metropolitan) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED51304/carine/topic/health-disability