25.9%
Lower than 67% of council (lga) areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Melville · Council (LGA)
Health & Disability in Melville
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Just 4.7% of people in Melville need help with daily activities, which is lower than most similar areas. The community generally enjoys good health, with a lower rate of long-term health conditions compared to the national figure.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About 25.9% of residents live with a long-term health condition, a figure slightly below the Australian average. This includes 7.3% with a mental health condition, which is lower than both the state and national figures.
7.3%
Lower than 65% 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 Melville, None is the majority at 72%; One condition is next at 20%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Needing help with daily activities is less common here than in most similar areas, though the rate has risen by 1.2 percentage points since 2011 to reach 4.7%.
4.7% ▲ +35.1%
Lower than 65% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 3.5%
- 2016: 4.0%
- 2021: 4.7%
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 Melville [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA55320/melville/topic/health-disability