35.8%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Glen Davis · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Glen Davis
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Over a third of people in Glen Davis live with a long-term health condition, a rate well above the national figure. This gap is most evident in physical health, as 35.8% of residents report a lasting condition compared to 27.7% across Australia. While physical health challenges are common, mental health conditions are less frequent here than in most other areas.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Arthritis is the most common long-term health issue, affecting 17% of residents. While long-term health conditions are much more common than in most areas, mental health conditions are reported by 5.7% of people, which is well below the national figure of 8.8%.
5.7%
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 Glen Davis, None is the majority at 64%; One condition is next at 21%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
People needing help with daily activities make up 4.7% of the population. This is a little below the 5.8% figure seen across both New South Wales and Australia.
4.7% ▲ +13.6%
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.2%
- 2016: 8.7%
- 2021: 4.7%
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 Davis [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11650/glen-davis/topic/health-disability