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Edward River · Council (LGA)

Health & Disability in Edward River

Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.

A much higher rate of long-term health issues than the national average defines Edward River, where 34.2% of people live with a chronic condition. This is well above the 27.7% figure for Australia. Many residents manage multiple health challenges, with arthritis and asthma being the most common long-term conditions reported.

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📍 Edward River, Council (LGA)

Where Edward River sits — People with a long-term health condition

34.2%

All council (lga) areas, 2021. The marker is Edward River — higher than 81% of areas.

Edward River34.2%
Rest of NSW 33.3%
New South Wales 27.0%

Health conditions

Long-term conditions people report.

Mental health conditions are a little more common here than in the rest of the country, affecting 10.0% of the population. Arthritis is the most frequent long-term health issue at 12.3%, while 4.1% of people deal with three or more conditions.

Number of long-term health conditions

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In Edward River, None is the majority at 61%; One condition is next at 25%.

None 54.4% One condition 21.9% Two conditions 8.1% Three or more 4.1%

Long-term health conditions reported

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Edward River splits fairly evenly between Arthritis (21%) and Asthma (17%), with Mental health at 17%.

Arthritis 12.3% Asthma 10.0% Mental health 10.0% Other condition 7.8% Diabetes 5.7% Heart disease 5.2% Cancer 3.3% Lung condition 2.7% Stroke 1.2% Dementia 1.1%

Need for assistance

People needing help with daily activities.

Daily living assistance is needed by 7.2% of people, which is much higher than most similar areas. This figure is a little above the national average of 5.8% and has risen by 1.0 percentage points since 2016.

People needing help with daily activities

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7.2% —

Higher than 80% of council (lga) areas.

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 Edward River [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA12730/edward-river/topic/health-disability