20.5%
Lower than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
North Sydney · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in North Sydney
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Only 20.5% of people in North Sydney report a long-term health condition, which is well below the national figure. This means the area is much healthier than most other parts of Australia. The majority of residents, about 71%, report having no long-term health issues at all.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Long-term health conditions are much less common here than in most areas, with only 6.6% of people reporting a mental health condition. The most frequent issues reported are other general conditions at 6.8% and asthma at 6.5%.
6.6%
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality 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 North Sydney, None is the majority at 78%; One condition is next at 16%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Only 3.0% of people in North Sydney need help with daily activities. This is a little below the figure for both New South Wales and Australia, and lower than most similar areas.
3.0% ▼ -9.7%
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.3%
- 2016: 2.7%
- 2021: 3.0%
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 North Sydney [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13020/north-sydney/topic/health-disability