40.6%
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Edgeworth · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Edgeworth
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A far higher proportion of people in Edgeworth live with long-term health issues compared to the rest of the state. About 40.6% of residents have a chronic condition, which is 13 to 14 percentage points above the New South Wales and national figures. This high level of illness is reflected in a greater need for daily support.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health is the most common long-term condition at 14.9%, well above the national figure of 8.8%. Other frequent issues include arthritis at 12.8% and asthma at 12%, while 5.6% of people manage three or more conditions.
14.9%
Higher than 92% 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 Edgeworth, None is the majority at 56%; One condition is next at 28%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily help is needed by 9.9% of residents, which is much higher than most similar areas. This is well above the 5.8% recorded for both New South Wales and Australia.
9.9% ▲ +25.4%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.9%
- 2016: 9.1%
- 2021: 9.9%
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 Edgeworth [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11384/edgeworth/topic/health-disability