37.6%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Eden · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Eden
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Far more people in Eden struggle with long-term health issues than in most similar areas. About 37.6% of residents live with a chronic condition, a figure well above the national average of 27.7%. This high prevalence of illness is mirrored in the number of people needing daily support.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Chronic health issues are common here, with arthritis affecting 14.9% of people and mental health conditions reported by 10.0%. This last figure is a little above the national rate of 8.8%. Over half the population has no long-term health issues, while 5.9% live with three or more.
10.0%
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality 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 Eden, None is the majority at 58%; One condition is next at 26%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Needing help with daily activities is much more common in Eden than in most similar areas. At 8.1%, this is a little above both the New South Wales and Australian figures of 5.8%.
8.1% ▲ +5.6%
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.7%
- 2016: 7.4%
- 2021: 8.1%
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 Eden [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11378/eden/topic/health-disability