31.1%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Meadowvale · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Meadowvale
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
More people in Meadowvale are now living with long-term health issues than in previous years. This is a community where health challenges are more common than in most other areas, with 31.1% of residents managing a long-term condition.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Arthritis is the most common health struggle here, affecting 11.8% of people. Long-term health conditions are more frequent than the national figure, and 10.1% of residents live with a mental health condition, which is also higher than most areas.
10.1%
Higher than 69% 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 Meadowvale, None is the majority at 66%; One condition is next at 20%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Needing help with daily activities is more common here than in most areas, affecting 6.9% of the population. This is a little above the Australian figure of 5.8%.
6.9% ▲ +52.1%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.5%
- 2016: 4.9%
- 2021: 6.9%
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 Meadowvale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31796/meadowvale/topic/health-disability