36.4%
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
The Meadows · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in The Meadows
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
More than one in three people in The Meadows live with a long-term health condition, a figure well above the national average. The area faces significant challenges with mental health, though surprisingly few residents require daily assistance to get around.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About 36.4% of residents have a long-term health condition, which is much higher than most similar areas. This is driven largely by mental health conditions, affecting 18.2% of the population—a rate far above the New South Wales figure of 8%.
18.2%
Higher than 99% 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 The Meadows, None is the majority at 53%; One condition is next at 47%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
In contrast to the high rate of health conditions, no one in The Meadows reported needing help with daily activities, which is well below the national figure of 5.8%.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
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 The Meadows [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13846/the-meadows/topic/health-disability