29.6%
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Glen Iris · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Glen Iris
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Mental health conditions are the most common long-term health issue in Glen Iris, affecting 10.8% of residents. While many people here live without long-term health problems, the overall rate of chronic illness is higher than the state and national figures.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About 29.6% of people have a long-term health condition, which is well above the Western Australian figure of 26.1%. This is driven largely by mental health issues, which are much more common here than in most other areas.
10.8%
Higher than 75% 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 Iris, None is the majority at 68%; One condition is next at 22%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Around 4.6% of people in Glen Iris need help with daily activities. This is about the same as the state average and a little below the national figure of 5.8%.
4.6% ▲ +67.0%
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.7%
- 2016: 3.1%
- 2021: 4.6%
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 Iris [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50553/glen-iris/topic/health-disability