18.6%
Lower than 91% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Meekatharra · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Health & Disability in Meekatharra
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Fewer than one in five people in Meekatharra live with a long-term health condition, a rate well below the national figure. This makes the area one of the healthiest in its category, with a much lower prevalence of both chronic physical and mental health issues than the state average.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Only 18.6% of residents have a long-term health condition, which is well below the Western Australian rate of 26.1%. This includes a much lower rate of mental health conditions (5.1%) compared to the national figure of 8.8%, with diabetes being the most common reported illness at 6.3%.
5.1%
Lower than 89% 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 Meekatharra, None is the majority at 72%; One condition is next at 18%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily assistance is needed by just 2.7% of people, a figure that is well below the Australian average of 5.8%. This level of need has barely changed since 2016, when it stood at 2.0%.
2.7% —
Lower than 91% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 2.0%
- 2021: 2.7%
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 Meekatharra [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/511041290/meekatharra/topic/health-disability