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Sydney - North Sydney and Hornsby · Region (SA4)

Health & Disability in Sydney - North Sydney and Hornsby

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

Far fewer people report health issues in Sydney - North Sydney and Hornsby compared to most other areas. Only 22.8% of residents live with a long-term health condition, which is well below the national figure of 27.7%. This trend is reflected across both physical and mental health indicators.

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📍 Sydney - North Sydney and Hornsby, Region (SA4)

Where Sydney - North Sydney and Hornsby sits — People with a long-term health condition

22.8%

All region (sa4) areas, 2021. The marker is Sydney - North Sydney and Hornsby — lower than 80% of areas.

Sydney - North Sydney and Hornsby22.8%
Greater Sydney 23.6%
New South Wales 27.0%

Health conditions

Long-term conditions people report.

Mental health conditions affect 6.0% of people here, a little below the 8.8% national figure. Long-term health issues are much less common than in most areas, with 72.1% of residents reporting no conditions at all.

Number of long-term health conditions

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In Sydney - North Sydney and Hornsby, None is the majority at 76%; One condition is next at 18%.

None 72.1% One condition 17.0% Two conditions 4.2% Three or more 1.6%

Long-term health conditions reported

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Sydney - North Sydney and Hornsby splits fairly evenly between Other condition (20%) and Asthma (18%), with Mental health at 16%.

Other condition 7.4% Asthma 6.7% Mental health 6.0% Arthritis 5.9% Heart disease 3.4% Diabetes 3.1% Cancer 2.9% Lung condition 0.9% Dementia 0.7% Stroke 0.6%

Need for assistance

People needing help with daily activities.

Daily assistance is needed by only 3.7% of the population, which is a little below the New South Wales figure of 5.8%. This rate has barely changed since 2011, when it was 2.9%.

People needing help with daily activities

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3.7% ▲ +26.3%

Lower than 86% 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 - North Sydney and Hornsby [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa4/121/sydney-north-sydney-and-hornsby/topic/health-disability