19.9%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Glendalough · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Glendalough
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Far fewer people live with long-term health issues in Glendalough than in most other areas. Only 19.9% of residents report a chronic condition, which is well below both the state and national figures. This suggests a generally healthier population across the suburb.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About 8.5% of people have a mental health condition, a figure that is about the same as the national average. Most residents have no long-term health issues at all, with 73.9% reporting none.
8.5%
Higher than 54% 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 Glendalough, None is the majority at 79%; One condition is next at 14%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily living is more challenging for some here, as 5.9% of people need assistance with daily activities. This is higher than most similar areas and a little above the Western Australian average of 4.6%.
5.9% ▼ -9.0%
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.4%
- 2016: 5.7%
- 2021: 5.9%
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 Glendalough [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50556/glendalough/topic/health-disability