22.3%
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Broadmeadows · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Broadmeadows
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Much lower rates of long-term illness mark Broadmeadows compared to the rest of the country. Only 22.3% of people report a long-term health condition, which is well below the national figure of 27.7%. However, a larger proportion of the population requires daily support.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
While far fewer people here live with chronic illness than in most areas, mental health is the most common long-term condition at 7.6%. Most residents report no long-term health issues at all, with 63.5% of the population in this group.
7.6%
Lower than 55% 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 Broadmeadows, None is the majority at 74%; One condition is next at 16%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily support needs are much higher here than in most areas. About 9.0% of people need help with daily activities, which is well above the Victorian figure of 5.9%.
9.0% ▲ +9.8%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.2%
- 2016: 8.6%
- 2021: 9.0%
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 Broadmeadows [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20346/broadmeadows/topic/health-disability