39.3%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Meadow Creek · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Meadow Creek
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Health challenges have become more prominent in Meadow Creek, where nearly 40% of residents now live with a long-term health condition. This is far above the national figure of 27.7% and reflects a community facing significant health burdens.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Long-term health issues are much more common here than in most areas, with asthma (14.3%) and mental health conditions (13.4%) being the most frequent. Mental health struggles are well above the Victorian average of 8.8%.
13.4%
Higher 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 Meadow Creek, None is the majority at 51%; One condition is next at 42%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
A little more than the typical Australian, 8.0% of people in Meadow Creek need some help with their daily activities. This is a little above the national figure of 5.8%.
8.0% —
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 4.8%
- 2021: 8.0%
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 Meadow Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21634/meadow-creek/topic/health-disability