26.6%
Lower than 79% of urban centre areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Meadows · Urban Centre
Health & Disability in Meadows
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Only 26.6% of people in Meadows report a long-term health condition, which is much lower than most similar areas. This makes the community healthier than the state and national averages. Most residents live without a chronic illness, while those who do often manage just one condition.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Long-term health issues are well below the South Australian figure, with asthma and mental health both affecting 10.4% of the population. Mental health conditions are a little above the national figure, but this is a common trend across the region.
10.4%
Higher than 57% 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 Meadows, None is the majority at 71%; One condition is next at 21%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Just 3.4% of people need help with daily activities, a figure that is much lower than most areas and well below the state average. This need has fallen 3.9 percentage points since 2011.
3.4% ▼ -53.6%
Lower than 87% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 7.3%
- 2016: 7.6%
- 2021: 3.4%
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 Meadows [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL415027/meadows/topic/health-disability