44.2%
Higher than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Glenwood · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Glenwood
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Arthritis is the most common long-term health issue in Glenwood, where 18.1% of residents live with the condition. This is a community facing significant health challenges, with far more people reporting long-term conditions than in the rest of Queensland or Australia.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About 44.2% of people here have a long-term health condition, which is far above the national figure of 27.7%. Mental health conditions are also well above the state average, affecting 17.9% of the population.
17.9%
Higher than 98% 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 Glenwood, the largest group is None at 49%, followed by One condition (28%) and Two conditions (13%).
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily life is more difficult for many residents, with 14.1% needing some help with daily activities. This is well above the 5.8% seen across Australia and is among the highest rates for similar areas.
14.1% ▲ +20.5%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.7%
- 2016: 15.5%
- 2021: 14.1%
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 Glenwood [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31176/glenwood/topic/health-disability