25.2%
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Edgecombe · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Edgecombe
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A remarkably low need for daily support defines Edgecombe, where 0% of people require help with everyday activities. This is well below the national figure of 5.8%, highlighting a population with very few significant disability needs compared to the rest of the country.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Long-term health conditions affect 25.2% of residents, which is a little below the Victorian average of 27.4%. Arthritis is the most common issue at 12.6%, while mental health conditions are reported by 7.8% of the population.
7.8%
Lower than 54% 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 Edgecombe, None is the majority at 76%; One condition is next at 19%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
No one in Edgecombe reported needing help with daily activities. This result is much lower than most similar areas and sits well below the 5.9% figure seen across Victoria.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 4.3%
- 2021: 0.0%
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 Edgecombe [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20845/edgecombe/topic/health-disability