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Sydenham - Tempe - St Peters · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Health & Disability in Sydenham - Tempe - St Peters

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

Fewer people live with long-term health conditions in Sydenham - Tempe - St Peters than in the wider state. While 25.3% of residents have a chronic health issue, there is a notably higher rate of mental health conditions compared to the national figure.

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📍 Sydenham - Tempe - St Peters, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Where Sydenham - Tempe - St Peters sits — People with a long-term health condition

25.3%

All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Sydenham - Tempe - St Peters — lower than 68% of areas.

Sydenham - Tempe - St Peters25.3%
2044, NSW 25.3%
New South Wales 27.0%

Health conditions

Long-term conditions people report.

Mental health conditions are more common here than in most areas, affecting 10.5% of people. This is higher than the 8.0% seen across New South Wales, with asthma and other conditions also being frequently reported.

Number of long-term health conditions

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In Sydenham - Tempe - St Peters, None is the majority at 73%; One condition is next at 20%.

None 68.7% One condition 19.0% Two conditions 4.8% Three or more 1.4%

Long-term health conditions reported

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Sydenham - Tempe - St Peters splits fairly evenly between Mental health (25%) and Asthma (21%), with Other condition at 20%.

Mental health 10.5% Asthma 8.5% Other condition 8.2% Arthritis 5.3% Diabetes 3.2% Cancer 2.0% Heart disease 2.0% Lung condition 0.9% Stroke 0.5% Dementia 0.4%

Need for assistance

People needing help with daily activities.

Only 4.3% of residents need help with daily activities, which is a little below the national figure of 5.8%. This rate has barely changed since 2011.

People needing help with daily activities

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4.3% ▲ +18.4%

Lower than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) 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 Sydenham - Tempe - St Peters [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/117021328/sydenham-tempe-st-peters/topic/health-disability