32.9%
Lower than 51% of urban centre areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Meeniyan · Urban Centre
Health & Disability in Meeniyan
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Well above the national figure, 32.9% of people in Meeniyan live with a long-term health condition. This reflects a community where health challenges are more common than in most other Victorian areas. Mental health and arthritis are the most frequently reported long-term conditions here.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions affect 10.9% of residents, which is higher than most similar areas and a little above the national figure of 8.8%. While nearly 60% of people report no long-term health issues, about 11% of the population lives with arthritis.
10.9%
Higher than 63% of urban centre 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 Meeniyan, None is the majority at 65%; One condition is next at 23%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
People needing help with daily activities make up 5.8% of the population, which is about the same as the state and national figures. This is a rise of 2.2 percentage points since 2011, when the figure was 3.6%.
5.8% ▲ +62.3%
Lower than 56% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 3.6%
- 2016: 2.3%
- 2021: 5.8%
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 Meeniyan [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL221048/meeniyan/topic/health-disability