25.9%
Lower than 64% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Glebe - Forest Lodge · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Health & Disability in Glebe - Forest Lodge
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Mental health conditions are a significant factor in Glebe - Forest Lodge, affecting 11.5% of the population. While this is well above the New South Wales figure of 8.0%, the area overall has a lower rate of long-term health conditions than most other places.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
People with a long-term health condition make up 25.9% of the population, which is a little below the national figure of 27.7%. Mental health is the most common reported condition, followed by other conditions at 8.6% and asthma at 8.0%.
11.5%
Higher than 84% of statistical area 2 (sa2) 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 Glebe - Forest Lodge, None is the majority at 72%; One condition is next at 21%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily help is needed by 4.2% of residents, a figure that is much lower than most areas. This is a little below the national rate of 5.8%, though the need for assistance rose by 1.0 percentage points since 2011.
4.2% ▲ +33.0%
Lower than 74% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 3.1%
- 2016: 3.4%
- 2021: 4.2%
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 Glebe - Forest Lodge [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/117031331/glebe-forest-lodge/topic/health-disability