29.4%
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Melawondi · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Melawondi
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Well above the national figure for assistance needs, Melawondi sees 11.8% of people requiring help with daily activities. This is among the highest levels for similar areas. While general long-term health issues are about the same as the state average, mental health struggles are much more common here.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions affect 11.8% of residents, which is much higher than most areas. About 29.4% of people live with a long-term health condition, a figure slightly above the national average, with arthritis and asthma also commonly reported.
11.8%
Higher than 81% 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 Melawondi, None is the majority at 62%; One condition is next at 28%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily living is a challenge for 11.8% of people in Melawondi. This is well above the Queensland figure of 6.0% and the national average of 5.8%.
11.8% —
Higher than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 13.3%
- 2021: 11.8%
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 Melawondi [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31799/melawondi/topic/health-disability