24.9%
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Edgecliff · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Edgecliff
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Fewer people than usual live with long-term illness in Edgecliff, making it a healthier place than most similar areas. Only 24.9% of residents report a long-term health condition, which is lower than both the state and national figures.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About 7.2% of people have a mental health condition, which is roughly the same as the New South Wales figure. The most common long-term health issues reported are arthritis and mental health, while 68.6% of residents have no long-term health conditions.
7.2%
Lower than 59% 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 Edgecliff, None is the majority at 73%; One condition is next at 19%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily life is easier for most here, as only 2.8% of people need help with daily activities. This is a little below the 5.8% recorded for both New South Wales and Australia.
2.8% ▼ -30.5%
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.1%
- 2016: 3.6%
- 2021: 2.8%
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 Edgecliff [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11382/edgecliff/topic/health-disability