25.4%
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Meadow Heights · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Meadow Heights
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A high rate of people needing help with daily activities defines the health profile of Meadow Heights. While 10.5% of residents require such support, the area actually has a lower rate of long-term health conditions than most similar places. This creates a notable gap between the general health of the population and those requiring daily assistance.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About 25.4% of people report a long-term health condition, which is a little below the national figure of 27.7%. The most common issues include asthma and diabetes, while 64% of residents report having no long-term health conditions at all.
7.4%
Lower than 57% 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 Heights, None is the majority at 72%; One condition is next at 18%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
The 10.5% of residents who need help with daily activities is among the highest for areas of this type. This figure is well above the 5.9% seen across Victoria and the 5.8% national average.
10.5% ▲ +45.3%
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.3%
- 2016: 9.2%
- 2021: 10.5%
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 Heights [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21635/meadow-heights/topic/health-disability