26.9%
Lower than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Melton South - Weir Views · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Health & Disability in Melton South - Weir Views
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
More than one in ten people in Melton South - Weir Views live with a mental health condition. This is a much higher rate than most other similar areas. While general long-term health issues are about the same as the national figure, the need for daily assistance is notably higher here.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions are a little above the Victorian and national figures at 10.7%. Other common long-term health issues include asthma (9.8%) and arthritis (6.8%), though 61.9% of residents report having no long-term health conditions.
10.7%
Higher than 75% of statistical area 2 (sa2) 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 South - Weir Views, None is the majority at 70%; One condition is next at 19%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
About 7.4% of people in the area need some help with daily activities. This is a little above the figures for Victoria (5.9%) and Australia (5.8%), and is much higher than most similar areas.
7.4% —
Higher than 80% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
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 South - Weir Views [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/213041578/melton-south-weir-views/topic/health-disability