34.1%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Menora · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Menora
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
More than a third of residents in Menora now live with a long-term health condition, a figure well above the national average. This reflects a community where health challenges are more common than in most similar areas. High rates of chronic illness are mirrored in the significant number of people who require help with daily tasks.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Long-term health conditions affect 34.1% of people here, which is well above the 27.7% national figure. The most common issues are other unspecified conditions at 13.5% and arthritis at 12.6%, while mental health conditions are slightly less common than the Australian average.
7.6%
Lower than 55% 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 Menora, None is the majority at 64%; One condition is next at 24%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Needing help with daily activities is very common in Menora, affecting 13.8% of the population. This is well above both the state and national figures, placing the area among the highest for this need.
13.8% ▲ +23.7%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.1%
- 2016: 7.3%
- 2021: 13.8%
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 Menora [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50933/menora/topic/health-disability