21.4%
Lower than 86% of region (sa4) areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Sydney - Eastern Suburbs · Region (SA4)
Health & Disability in Sydney - Eastern Suburbs
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
About 71% of people in Sydney - Eastern Suburbs report having no long-term health conditions. This is a very healthy area where residents are much less likely to live with a chronic illness than people in most other parts of the country.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Only 21.4% of people here have a long-term health condition, which is well below the national figure of 27.7%. Similarly, those with a mental health condition make up 6.1% of the population, a figure that is a little below the Australian average.
6.1%
Lower than 85% of region (sa4) 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 Sydney - Eastern Suburbs, None is the majority at 77%; One condition is next at 17%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Need for help with daily activities is much lower here than in most areas, affecting just 3.5% of residents. This figure has barely changed since 2011 and remains a little below the state and national averages of 5.8%.
3.5% ▲ +10.7%
Lower than 87% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 3.2%
- 2016: 3.3%
- 2021: 3.5%
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 - Eastern Suburbs [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa4/118/sydney-eastern-suburbs/topic/health-disability