31.2%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Glenmaggie · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Glenmaggie
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A higher proportion of people in Glenmaggie live with long-term health conditions compared to most other areas. Around 31.2% of residents have a lasting health issue, which is well above the national figure of 27.7%. This reflects a community where chronic health needs are more common than across Victoria or Australia.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Arthritis is the most common long-term condition here, affecting 14.0% of people. While overall health issues are more frequent, the 6.8% of people with a mental health condition is a little below the national figure of 8.8%.
6.8%
Lower than 63% 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 Glenmaggie, None is the majority at 64%; One condition is next at 25%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily help is needed by 5.0% of the population. This is about the same as the figures for both Victoria and Australia.
5.0% ▼ -9.7%
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.6%
- 2016: 5.8%
- 2021: 5.0%
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 Glenmaggie [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21039/glenmaggie/topic/health-disability