35.7%
Higher than 88% of council (lga) areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Glen Innes Severn · Council (LGA)
Health & Disability in Glen Innes Severn
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A health gap of over 8 percentage points separates Glen Innes Severn from the state average. About 35.7% of people here live with a long-term health condition, which is well above both the New South Wales and national figures.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions are a little more common here than across Australia, affecting 11.1% of residents. Among those with long-term illnesses, arthritis is the most frequent at 13.8%, followed by asthma and mental health.
11.1%
Higher than 87% of council (lga) 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 Glen Innes Severn, None is the majority at 59%; One condition is next at 25%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
People needing help with daily activities make up 8.0% of the population, which is a little above the national figure of 5.8%. This need for assistance has risen by 1.0 percentage point since 2011.
8.0% ▲ +13.6%
Higher than 89% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 7.0%
- 2016: 6.8%
- 2021: 8.0%
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 Glen Innes Severn [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA13010/glen-innes-severn/topic/health-disability