23.0%
Lower than 88% of urban centre areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Meekatharra · Urban Centre
Health & Disability in Meekatharra
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Well below the national figure, only 23% of people in Meekatharra have a long-term health condition. This makes the area much healthier than most other similar places across the country. Fewer residents report chronic illness or mental health struggles compared to the state and national averages.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Diabetes is the most common long-term health issue at 7.6%, followed by heart disease at 6.7%. Only 5.6% of residents have a mental health condition, which is well below the Australian figure of 8.8%.
5.6%
Lower than 88% 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 Meekatharra, None is the majority at 69%; One condition is next at 20%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Just 2.2% of people need help with daily activities, which is among the lowest rates for similar areas. This is a little below the Western Australian average and has fallen by 2.4 percentage points since 2011.
2.2% ▼ -52.3%
Lower than 94% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 4.7%
- 2016: 3.0%
- 2021: 2.2%
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 Meekatharra [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL521032/meekatharra/topic/health-disability