27.2%
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Meadow Flat · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Meadow Flat
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Health and disability levels in Meadow Flat have remained steady over the last decade. About 27.2% of residents live with a long-term health condition, which is about the same as the state and national figures. This means roughly seven out of ten people here do not have a chronic health issue.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions are reported by 5.6% of people, which is well below the national figure of 8.8%. The most common long-term health problems reported are arthritis at 8.7% and asthma at 7.0%.
5.6%
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality 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 Meadow Flat, None is the majority at 67%; One condition is next at 23%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily help is needed by 4.2% of the population. This is a little below the 5.8% seen across both New South Wales and Australia.
4.2% ▼ -28.4%
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.9%
- 2016: 2.9%
- 2021: 4.2%
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 Meadow Flat [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12559/meadow-flat/topic/health-disability