32.6%
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Mount Melville · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Mount Melville
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
More than 32% of people in Mount Melville live with a long-term health condition, a figure well above the national average. This higher rate of illness is most evident in mental health, where the local experience is much more common than in most similar areas.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions affect 11.5% of residents, which is well above the Western Australian figure of 8.3%. Overall, 32.6% of the population has a long-term health issue, with arthritis and asthma also commonly reported.
11.5%
Higher than 80% 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 Mount Melville, None is the majority at 64%; One condition is next at 24%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
About 4.7% of people need help with their daily activities. This is roughly the same as the state average and a little below the national figure of 5.8%.
4.7% ▼ -13.3%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.4%
- 2016: 4.8%
- 2021: 4.7%
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 Mount Melville [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51025/mount-melville/topic/health-disability