37.5%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Eden Creek · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Eden Creek
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A far higher proportion of people in Eden Creek live with long-term health issues compared to the rest of the state. Roughly 37.5% of residents have a long-term condition, which is nearly 10 points above the national figure. This health burden is seen across both physical and mental wellbeing.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About 14% of people here have a mental health condition, a figure well above the New South Wales average. Arthritis is the most common long-term illness at 14.7%, while nearly half of all residents report having no long-term health conditions.
14.0%
Higher than 89% 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 Creek, None is the majority at 59%; One condition is next at 24%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily life is more challenging for 9.6% of residents who need help with basic activities. This is well above the 5.8% seen across Australia and New South Wales.
9.6% ▲ +124.2%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.3%
- 2016: 6.7%
- 2021: 9.6%
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 Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11379/eden-creek/topic/health-disability