34.2%
Higher than 56% of urban centre areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Carmel · Urban Centre
Health & Disability in Carmel
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Health needs in Carmel (L) have stayed relatively stable since 2011, though a high proportion of the community deals with long-term illness. About 34.2% of people live with a long-term health condition, which is well above the national figure.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions are particularly common here, affecting 18.5% of people—a rate far above the Western Australian figure. Other frequent conditions include asthma at 8.7% and arthritis at 8.2%.
18.5%
Higher than 99% of urban centre 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 Carmel, None is the majority at 63%; One condition is next at 18%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Only 3.0% of people need help with daily activities, which is much lower than most similar areas. This figure has barely changed since 2011, when it sat at 2.3%.
3.0% ▲ +29.0%
Lower than 89% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 2.3%
- 2016: 1.4%
- 2021: 3.0%
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 Carmel [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL522010/carmel/topic/health-disability