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Whitfield - Edge Hill · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Health & Disability in Whitfield - Edge Hill

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

A slightly higher proportion of people now need help with daily tasks in Whitfield - Edge Hill, where 5.4% of residents require support. Despite this rise since 2011, the area remains healthier than most, with fewer people reporting long-term health or mental health conditions compared to the rest of Australia.

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📍 Whitfield - Edge Hill, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Where Whitfield - Edge Hill sits — People with a long-term health condition

26.0%

All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Whitfield - Edge Hill — lower than 64% of areas.

Whitfield - Edge Hill26.0%
4870, QLD 24.0%
Queensland 28.8%

Health conditions

Long-term conditions people report.

Only 26% of people here have a long-term health condition, which is lower than most areas and a little below the national figure of 27.7%. Mental health conditions are also a little less common here than in Queensland and Australia, affecting 7.6% of residents.

Number of long-term health conditions

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In Whitfield - Edge Hill, None is the majority at 72%; One condition is next at 20%.

None 65.4% One condition 17.9% Two conditions 5.6% Three or more 2.5%

Long-term health conditions reported

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Whitfield - Edge Hill splits fairly evenly between Arthritis (17%) and Mental health (17%), with Other condition at 17%.

Arthritis 7.7% Mental health 7.6% Other condition 7.6% Asthma 6.0% Heart disease 4.2% Cancer 3.7% Diabetes 3.6% Lung condition 1.9% Dementia 1.3% Stroke 1.1%

Need for assistance

People needing help with daily activities.

About 5.4% of people need help with daily activities, a figure that is about the same as the state and national averages. This represents a small increase over the last decade, rising from 4.4% in 2011.

People needing help with daily activities

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5.4% ▲ +22.3%

Higher than 50% of statistical area 2 (sa2) 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 Whitfield - Edge Hill [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/306021156/whitfield-edge-hill/topic/health-disability