31.0%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Forest Glen · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Forest Glen
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
More people live with long-term health issues in Forest Glen than in most similar areas. About 31% of residents report a long-term health condition, which is well above the national figure of 27.7%. These health challenges are varied, with arthritis and asthma being among the most common reports.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Arthritis is the most common long-term health condition here, affecting 12.9% of people. While 9.2% of residents have a mental health condition, this is about the same as the figures for Queensland and Australia.
9.2%
Higher than 60% 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 Forest Glen, None is the majority at 67%; One condition is next at 22%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Around 5.3% of people in Forest Glen need some help with their daily activities. This is about the same as the national figure of 5.8% and the Queensland figure of 6.0%.
5.3% ▲ +35.3%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.9%
- 2016: 2.9%
- 2021: 5.3%
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 Forest Glen [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31062/forest-glen/topic/health-disability