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Gladesville · Suburb / Locality

Health & Disability in Gladesville

Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.

Fewer residents in Gladesville now report long-term health issues compared to previous years. Only 24.2% of people live with a long-term health condition, which is well below the national figure of 27.7%. This makes the area healthier than most similar places across the country.

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📍 Gladesville, Suburb / Locality

Where Gladesville sits — People with a long-term health condition

24.2%

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Gladesville — lower than 73% of areas.

Gladesville24.2%
2111, NSW 24.5%
New South Wales 27.0%

Health conditions

Long-term conditions people report.

The typical resident has no long-term health issues, and only 7.6% of people have a mental health condition, which is about the same as the state average. This lower-than-average rate of illness is reflected in the fact that 69.7% of people report no chronic health conditions at all.

Number of long-term health conditions

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In Gladesville, None is the majority at 74%; One condition is next at 19%.

None 69.7% One condition 18.3% Two conditions 4.1% Three or more 1.8%

Long-term health conditions reported

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Gladesville splits fairly evenly between Mental health (19%) and Other condition (19%), with Asthma at 18%.

Mental health 7.6% Other condition 7.5% Asthma 7.3% Arthritis 6.9% Diabetes 3.2% Heart disease 2.8% Cancer 2.5% Lung condition 1.1% Stroke 0.5% Dementia 0.4%

Need for assistance

People needing help with daily activities.

Daily help is required by 4.3% of people, a figure that is a little below both the New South Wales and Australian averages of 5.8%.

People needing help with daily activities

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4.3% ▼ -5.6%

Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.

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 Gladesville [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11642/gladesville/topic/health-disability