34.5%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Glenfield Park · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Glenfield Park
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Well above the state and national figures, 34.5% of people in Glenfield Park live with a long-term health condition. This makes the area's health profile stand out compared to most other similar places. Mental health conditions are also more common here than in the broader community.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About 11.5% of residents have a mental health condition, which is well above the New South Wales figure of 8.0%. Other common long-term health issues include asthma at 12.9% and arthritis at 11.1%.
11.5%
Higher than 79% 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 Park, None is the majority at 63%; One condition is next at 24%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
People needing help with daily activities make up 6.0% of the population. This is higher than most similar areas, though it is about the same as the national figure of 5.8%.
6.0% ▲ +75.0%
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.4%
- 2016: 4.8%
- 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 Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11669/glenfield-park/topic/health-disability