29.8%
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Meeniyan · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Meeniyan
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Roughly one in three residents in Meeniyan live with a long-term health condition, reflecting a health profile similar to most other areas. While most people report no chronic issues, those who do struggle most commonly with arthritis and mental health conditions.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About 29.8% of people have a long-term health condition, which is a little above the national figure of 27.7%. Arthritis is the most common ailment at 10.5%, followed by mental health conditions at 8.3%, which is about the same as the Victorian average.
8.3%
Higher than 52% 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 Meeniyan, None is the majority at 68%; One condition is next at 22%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily life is manageable for most, with 4.3% of people needing help with everyday activities. This is a little below the 5.8% seen across Australia.
4.3% ▼ -13.7%
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.0%
- 2016: 4.0%
- 2021: 4.3%
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 Meeniyan [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21637/meeniyan/topic/health-disability