33.3%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Glen Niven · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Glen Niven
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A much higher share of people in Glen Niven live with long-term health conditions compared to the rest of the country. While 33.3% of residents face a chronic health issue, the national figure is just 27.7%. This creates a distinct health profile for the area, though mental health struggles are notably less common here.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Arthritis is the most common long-term health condition at 21.2%, with asthma affecting 14.1% of people. While long-term physical health issues are well above the state average, those with a mental health condition are much lower than most areas at only 3.0%.
3.0%
Lower than 84% 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 Niven, None is the majority at 60%; One condition is next at 28%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
About 4.0% of residents need some help with daily activities. This is a little below the Queensland figure of 6.0% and the national average of 5.8%.
4.0% —
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 7.5%
- 2021: 4.0%
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 Glen Niven [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31148/glen-niven/topic/health-disability