17.0%
Lower than 95% of urban centre areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Glenden · Urban Centre
Health & Disability in Glenden
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Only 17% of people in Glenden have a long-term health condition, which is far below the national figure. This makes it one of the healthiest areas for its size, with a small number of residents reporting chronic illness or disability.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Very few people report long-term health issues, and mental health conditions are much lower here than in most other areas. The most common reported issues are mental health (7.5%) and asthma (5.9%), while 61% of residents have no health conditions at all.
7.5%
Lower 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 Glenden, None is the majority at 79%; One condition is next at 18%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Only 2.3% of people in Glenden need help with daily activities, a figure that is well below the Australian average. This need for assistance has also fallen since 2011.
2.3% ▼ -37.6%
Lower than 93% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 3.7%
- 2016: 2.0%
- 2021: 2.3%
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 Glenden [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL322050/glenden/topic/health-disability