29.6%
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Forest Glen · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Forest Glen
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Around the middle of similar areas for long-term health, Forest Glen has 29.6% of its residents living with a chronic condition. This is slightly higher than the figures for both New South Wales and Australia. While some residents manage chronic illness, the area reports very few mental health issues and almost no need for daily assistance.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About 29.6% of people have a long-term health condition, which is a little above the New South Wales figure of 27%. Asthma is the most common issue at 12.7%, while mental health conditions are well below the national average at 5.6%.
5.6%
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality 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 Forest Glen, None is the majority at 73%; One condition is next at 27%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
No one in Forest Glen reports needing help with daily activities. This 0.0% figure is well below the 5.8% seen across both New South Wales and Australia.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
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 Forest Glen [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11545/forest-glen/topic/health-disability