24.0%
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Edge Hill · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Edge Hill
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Better health outcomes define daily life for many in Edge Hill, where far fewer people live with long-term illness than the state average. Only 24% of residents report a long-term health condition, which is well below the figures for both Queensland and Australia.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Most residents here are healthy, with 66% reporting no long-term conditions at all. Mental health issues affect 7.2% of people, which is a little below the national figure.
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 Edge Hill, None is the majority at 73%; One condition is next at 19%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily life is more independent here than in most similar areas. Only 3.4% of people need help with daily activities, a figure a little below the state and national averages.
3.4% ▲ +2.0%
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.4%
- 2016: 3.3%
- 2021: 3.4%
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 Edge Hill [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30941/edge-hill/topic/health-disability