23.0%
Lower than 78% of council (lga) areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Melton · Council (LGA)
Health & Disability in Melton
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Far fewer people report long-term health struggles in Melton than in most other areas. Only 23% of residents live with a chronic condition, which is well below the national figure of 27.7%. This suggests a generally healthier population across the region.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Long-term health conditions are much less common here than in most areas, with 68.1% of people reporting none at all. Asthma is the most frequent chronic illness at 8.4%, while mental health conditions affect 7.2% of residents, a figure slightly below the Victorian average.
7.2%
Lower than 67% of council (lga) 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 Melton, None is the majority at 75%; One condition is next at 18%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
About 5.3% of people need help with daily activities, which is about the same as the state and national figures. This need for support has risen by 1.2 percentage points since 2011.
5.3% ▲ +29.1%
Lower than 53% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 4.1%
- 2016: 4.9%
- 2021: 5.3%
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 Melton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA24650/melton/topic/health-disability