24.5%
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Glen Huntly · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Glen Huntly
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Fewer people live with long-term health issues in Glen Huntly than in most similar areas. Only 24.5% of residents report a chronic condition, which is well below the national figure of 27.7%. This suggests a population that is generally healthier than the Australian average.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health is the most common long-term condition here, affecting 9.0% of people, which is about the same as the state and national figures. Other common reports include asthma at 7.4% and arthritis at 5.9%, while 69.2% of residents have no long-term health conditions at all.
9.0%
Higher than 59% 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 Huntly, None is the majority at 74%; One condition is next at 19%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily help is needed by 4.2% of residents, which is around the middle for its level. This is a little below the 5.9% seen across Victoria and the 5.8% national average.
4.2% ▲ +54.0%
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.7%
- 2016: 3.0%
- 2021: 4.2%
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 Huntly [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21009/glen-huntly/topic/health-disability