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2025, NSW · Postcode

Health & Disability in 2025, NSW

Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.

Only 23.1% of people in postcode 2025 have a long-term health condition, which is well below the national figure. This area is much healthier than most other parts of the country, with very few residents reporting chronic illness or disability.

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📍 2025, NSW, Postcode

Where 2025, NSW sits — People with a long-term health condition

23.1%

All postcode areas, 2021. The marker is 2025, NSW — lower than 85% of areas.

2025, NSW23.1%
Woollahra 22.5%
New South Wales 27.0%

Health conditions

Long-term conditions people report.

Mental health conditions are reported by only 5.6% of residents, which is well below the Australian average of 8.8%. Most people here have no long-term health issues at all, with 69% reporting no conditions.

Number of long-term health conditions

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In 2025, NSW, None is the majority at 75%; One condition is next at 19%.

None 69.0% One condition 17.1% Two conditions 4.4% Three or more 1.7%

Long-term health conditions reported

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2025, NSW splits fairly evenly between Other condition (18%) and Arthritis (18%), with Asthma at 17%.

Other condition 6.9% Arthritis 6.6% Asthma 6.6% Mental health 5.6% Heart disease 3.9% Cancer 3.3% Diabetes 2.2% Lung condition 1.2% Stroke 0.8% Dementia 0.6%

Need for assistance

People needing help with daily activities.

Just 3.5% of residents need help with daily activities, a figure that is a little below the state and national averages. This rate has barely changed since 2011.

People needing help with daily activities

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3.5% ▲ +23.2%

Lower than 81% of postcode areas.

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 2025, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2025/2025-nsw/topic/health-disability