29.7%
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Melville · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Melville
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Arthritis is the most common long-term health issue in Melville, affecting 14.1% of the population. This area has a slightly higher rate of long-term health conditions than the state and national figures, though the vast majority of residents report having no long-term health problems at all.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions are much more common here than in most similar areas, affecting 10.9% of people. Overall, 29.7% of residents have a long-term health condition, which is a little above the New South Wales figure of 27.0%.
10.9%
Higher than 76% 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 Melville, None is the majority at 67%; One condition is next at 14%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
No one in Melville reported needing help with their daily activities. This is well below the 5.8% seen across both New South Wales and Australia.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
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 Melville [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12575/melville/topic/health-disability