27.3%
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Glen Park · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Glen Park
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A very low rate of mental health conditions helps define the wellbeing of Glen Park, where only 2.7% of people report such a struggle. Most residents live without any long-term health issues, though arthritis is the most common chronic condition affecting the area.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions are much lower here than in most areas, sitting well below the Victorian and national figures of 8.8%. Meanwhile, 27.3% of people have a long-term health condition, which is about the same as the rest of Australia.
2.7%
Lower than 85% 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 Park, None is the majority at 65%; One condition is next at 28%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily life is easier for most here, as only 3.6% of people need help with daily activities. This is a little below the 5.9% seen across Victoria.
3.6% —
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 2.9%
- 2021: 3.6%
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 Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21011/glen-park/topic/health-disability