23.3%
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Glenfield · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Glenfield
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Over 70% of people in Glenfield report having no long-term health conditions, making it a remarkably healthy area. The proportion of residents living with a long-term health issue is well below both the state and national figures.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Only 23.3% of people here have a long-term health condition, which is much lower than most areas. This includes mental health conditions, which affect 6.5% of residents—a figure a little below the national average.
6.5%
Lower than 66% 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 Glenfield, None is the majority at 75%; One condition is next at 15%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
About 6.0% of people in Glenfield need some help with their daily activities. This is higher than most areas, though it is about the same as the figures for New South Wales and Australia.
6.0% ▼ -30.8%
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.6%
- 2016: 4.1%
- 2021: 6.0%
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 Glenfield [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11668/glenfield/topic/health-disability