35.4%
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Ebbw Vale · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Ebbw Vale
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A striking 35.4% of people in Ebbw Vale live with a long-term health condition, which is well above national and state levels. This high rate of chronic illness is a defining feature for the area, though mental health figures remain closer to the national average.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Long-term health issues are much more common here than in most areas, with arthritis being the most reported condition at 14.3%. While 53.5% of residents have no long-term condition, 23.5% live with one, and 4.3% manage three or more.
8.9%
Higher than 58% 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 Ebbw Vale, None is the majority at 60%; One condition is next at 26%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily life is more challenging for a higher proportion of people here, with 8.0% needing help with daily activities. This is a little above the figures for both Queensland and Australia.
8.0% ▲ +23.0%
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.5%
- 2016: 7.3%
- 2021: 8.0%
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 Ebbw Vale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30938/ebbw-vale/topic/health-disability