31.6%
Lower than 58% of urban centre areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Glengarry · Urban Centre
Health & Disability in Glengarry
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Fewer people need help with daily tasks in Glengarry (L) now than they did in 2011. While the need for daily assistance has dropped, health struggles remain a challenge, with 31.6% of residents living with a long-term health condition.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions are much more common here than in most areas, affecting 11.8% of the population. This is well above the 8.8% seen across Australia, and is the most frequently reported long-term health issue in the area.
11.8%
Higher than 75% of urban centre 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 Glengarry, None is the majority at 67%; One condition is next at 23%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily assistance needs have fallen by 2.3 percentage points since 2011 to reach 5.1%. This figure is now lower than most similar areas and sits about the same as the Victorian average of 5.9%.
5.1% ▼ -31.1%
Lower than 65% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 7.4%
- 2016: 7.9%
- 2021: 5.1%
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 Glengarry [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL221029/glengarry/topic/health-disability