20.3%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Melrose Park · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Melrose Park
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Only 20.3% of people in Melrose Park live with a long-term health condition, which is well below the national figure. This makes the area one of the healthiest in the region, with far fewer residents reporting chronic illness or mental health struggles compared to the rest of the state.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions are much less common here than in most areas, affecting just 5% of residents. Among those with long-term health issues, the most frequent reports are for other conditions at 8.3%, followed by asthma at 5.2%.
5.0%
Lower than 75% 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 Melrose Park, None is the majority at 79%; One condition is next at 16%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily life is easier for most residents, as only 3.1% need assistance with daily activities. This is a little below the 5.8% figure seen across both New South Wales and Australia.
3.1% ▲ +6.4%
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.9%
- 2016: 3.9%
- 2021: 3.1%
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 Melrose Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12574/melrose-park/topic/health-disability