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Sydney - City and Inner South · Region (SA4)

Health & Disability in Sydney - City and Inner South

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

Far fewer people live with long-term health struggles in Sydney - City and Inner South than in most other areas. Only 21.7% of residents report a long-term condition, which is well below the national figure of 27.7%. This makes the area one of the healthier parts of the city.

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📍 Sydney - City and Inner South, Region (SA4)

Where Sydney - City and Inner South sits — People with a long-term health condition

21.7%

All region (sa4) areas, 2021. The marker is Sydney - City and Inner South — lower than 85% of areas.

Sydney - City and Inner South21.7%
Greater Sydney 23.6%
New South Wales 27.0%

Health conditions

Long-term conditions people report.

Mental health is the most common long-term condition here, affecting 8.7% of people, which is about the same as the national figure. Most residents are healthy, with 70.3% reporting no long-term health conditions at all.

Number of long-term health conditions

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In Sydney - City and Inner South, None is the majority at 76%; One condition is next at 18%.

None 70.3% One condition 16.3% Two conditions 3.9% Three or more 1.5%

Long-term health conditions reported

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Sydney - City and Inner South splits fairly evenly between Mental health (24%) and Other condition (20%), with Asthma at 19%.

Mental health 8.7% Other condition 7.1% Asthma 6.8% Arthritis 4.5% Diabetes 2.8% Heart disease 2.2% Cancer 1.9% Lung condition 0.9% Stroke 0.5% Dementia 0.4%

Need for assistance

People needing help with daily activities.

Daily life is less impacted by disability here, as only 3.4% of people need help with daily activities. This is among the lowest proportions for any similar area and has barely changed since 2011.

People needing help with daily activities

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3.4% ▲ +3.6%

Lower than 88% of region (sa4) 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 Sydney - City and Inner South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa4/117/sydney-city-and-inner-south/topic/health-disability