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Sydney - Ryde · Region (SA4)

Health & Disability in Sydney - Ryde

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

Far fewer people live with long-term health issues in Sydney - Ryde compared to the rest of the country. Only 21% of residents report a chronic condition, which is well below the national figure of 27.7%. This makes the area one of the healthiest compared to similar regions.

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📍 Sydney - Ryde, Region (SA4)

Where Sydney - Ryde sits — People with a long-term health condition

21.0%

All region (sa4) areas, 2021. The marker is Sydney - Ryde — lower than 86% of areas.

Sydney - Ryde21.0%
Greater Sydney 23.6%
New South Wales 27.0%

Health conditions

Long-term conditions people report.

Long-term health conditions are much less common here than in most areas, with 73.5% of people reporting no condition at all. This includes mental health conditions, which affect 5.5% of residents—well below the Australian figure of 8.8%.

Number of long-term health conditions

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In Sydney - Ryde, None is the majority at 78%; One condition is next at 16%.

None 73.5% One condition 15.5% Two conditions 3.9% Three or more 1.6%

Long-term health conditions reported

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Sydney - Ryde splits fairly evenly between Other condition (20%) and Asthma (16%), with Arthritis at 16%.

Other condition 7.2% Asthma 5.7% Arthritis 5.6% Mental health 5.5% Diabetes 3.8% Heart disease 3.1% Cancer 2.4% Lung condition 0.9% Dementia 0.6% Stroke 0.6%

Need for assistance

People needing help with daily activities.

Only 4.4% of people need help with daily activities, a figure that is a little below both the state and national rates of 5.8%. This need for assistance has barely changed since 2011.

People needing help with daily activities

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4.4% ▲ +6.6%

Lower than 77% 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 - Ryde [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa4/126/sydney-ryde/topic/health-disability