18.2%
Lower than 91% of council (lga) areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Meekatharra · Council (LGA)
Health & Disability in Meekatharra
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Far fewer people live with long-term health issues in Meekatharra than in most other areas. Only 18.2% of the population reports a long-term health condition, which is well below the national figure of 27.7%. This suggests a population that is generally healthier than the Australian average.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Just 4.4% of residents have a mental health condition, a figure well below the Western Australian average of 8.3%. The most common long-term conditions reported are diabetes at 6.3% and asthma at 4.7%, while 56% of people report having no long-term health conditions at all.
4.4%
Lower than 89% 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 Meekatharra, None is the majority at 76%; One condition is next at 17%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Only 1.3% of people need help with daily activities, which is among the lowest rates for similar areas. This figure is well below the Australian average of 5.8% and has fallen since 2011.
1.3% ▼ -40.8%
Lower than 99% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 2.3%
- 2016: 1.7%
- 2021: 1.3%
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 Meekatharra [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA55250/meekatharra/topic/health-disability