7.7%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Edinburgh · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Edinburgh
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A vast majority of people in Edinburgh report having no long-term health conditions, with 86.7% of the population fitting this description. This makes the area exceptionally healthy compared to the rest of the country, with very few residents requiring daily assistance.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Only 7.7% of people have a long-term health condition, which is far below the South Australian figure of 31.0%. This includes a very low rate of mental health conditions at 2.9%, which is well below the national average of 8.8%.
2.9%
Lower than 84% 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 Edinburgh, None is the majority at 91%; One condition is next at 8%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily help is rarely needed here, with 0.0% of people requiring assistance for daily activities. This is well below both the state and national figures.
0.0% → —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 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 Edinburgh [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40392/edinburgh/topic/health-disability