29.5%
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Meadowbrook · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Meadowbrook
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A slightly higher share of people in Meadowbrook live with health challenges compared to the national figure. About 29.5% of residents have a long-term health condition, with mental health and asthma being the most common issues reported.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions affect 10.2% of the population, which is higher than most areas. This is the most reported long-term condition, followed by asthma at 9.8% and arthritis at 7.9%.
10.2%
Higher than 70% 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 Meadowbrook, None is the majority at 67%; One condition is next at 21%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
The proportion of people needing help with daily activities is 6.2%, a figure that is higher than most areas and slightly above the national average of 5.8%.
6.2% ▲ +67.5%
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.7%
- 2016: 4.9%
- 2021: 6.2%
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 Meadowbrook [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31795/meadowbrook/topic/health-disability