31.7%
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Melton West · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Melton West
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A higher share of people live with long-term health issues in Melton West than in most other areas. About 31.7% of residents report a long-term condition, which is well above the national figure of 27.7%. This reflects a community with a greater need for health support than the typical Australian suburb.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health issues affect 10.7% of the population, a figure a little above the Victorian average. Asthma is the most common long-term condition at 11.0%, followed by arthritis at 9.0% and diabetes at 6.9%.
10.7%
Higher than 74% 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 Melton West, None is the majority at 65%; One condition is next at 23%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Help with daily activities is needed by 8.3% of residents, which is much higher than most similar areas and a little above the national rate of 5.8%.
8.3% ▲ +85.1%
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.5%
- 2016: 5.3%
- 2021: 8.3%
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 Melton West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21644/melton-west/topic/health-disability