38.5%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Melrose · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Melrose
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A striking 38.5% of people in Melrose live with a long-term health condition, which is far above the national figure of 27.7%. This high rate of chronic illness is a defining feature of the area's health profile. Overall, the community faces significantly more health challenges than most other similar places.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Long-term health issues are much more common here than in most areas, with cancer and asthma being among the most reported conditions. Mental health conditions affect 10.3% of residents, which is higher than most areas and slightly above the Australian average of 8.8%.
10.3%
Higher than 71% 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 Melrose, None is the majority at 58%; One condition is next at 34%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Needing help with daily activities is much more common in Melrose than in most areas. Around 7.7% of people require such assistance, which is a little above the figures for both Queensland and Australia.
7.7% —
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
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 Melrose [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31801/melrose/topic/health-disability