17.4%
Lower than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Epping · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Epping
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Far fewer people report long-term health issues in Epping than in most other parts of the country. Only 17.4% of residents live with a long-term health condition, which is far below the national figure of 27.7%. This makes the area notably healthier than the state and national averages.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
The number of residents with a long-term health condition is well below the New South Wales average, and those with a mental health condition are much lower than most areas at 4.0%. Most people here have no long-term health issues, with 78.3% reporting none.
4.0%
Lower than 79% 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 Epping, None is the majority at 82%; One condition is next at 14%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Only 3.1% of people in Epping need help with daily activities, which is a little below the national and state figures of 5.8%.
3.1% ▲ +30.9%
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.4%
- 2016: 3.1%
- 2021: 3.1%
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 Epping [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11431/epping/topic/health-disability