22.1%
Lower than 84% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Edensor Park · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Health & Disability in Edensor Park
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A much lower rate of long-term health conditions defines Edensor Park, where only 22.1% of people live with a chronic illness. This is well below the national figure of 27.7%, marking the area as significantly healthier than most of Australia.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions are among the lowest for any similar area at 4.4%, which is well below the New South Wales figure of 8.0%. Most residents report no long-term health issues at all, with 70.6% of the population being condition-free.
4.4%
Lower than 92% of statistical area 2 (sa2) 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 Edensor Park, None is the majority at 76%; One condition is next at 17%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Despite the general health of the area, the 8.8% of people needing help with daily activities is well above the national figure of 5.8%. This need for assistance has risen by 3.4 percentage points since 2011.
8.8% ▲ +63.1%
Higher than 90% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 5.4%
- 2016: 7.5%
- 2021: 8.8%
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 Edensor Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/127021514/edensor-park/topic/health-disability