15.4%
Lower than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Medway · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Medway
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Very few residents live with chronic illness in Medway, making it one of the healthiest areas of its kind. Only 15.4% of people report a long-term health condition, which is far below the national figure of 27.7%. This suggests a population that generally enjoys good physical and mental wellbeing.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions are much lower than most areas at 2.1%, well below the 8.8% national average. Most people here have no long-term health issues, while the most common reported conditions are arthritis and diabetes.
2.1%
Lower than 88% 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 Medway, None is the majority at 85%; One condition is next at 13%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
A little fewer people need help with daily activities in Medway than across Australia, with 4.2% requiring assistance compared to the national figure of 5.8%.
4.2% ▲ +132.0%
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.8%
- 2016: 2.5%
- 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 Medway [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12565/medway/topic/health-disability