19.0%
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Pyrmont · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Pyrmont
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Far fewer people live with long-term health issues in Pyrmont than in most other areas. Only 19% of residents report a chronic condition, which is well below the national figure of 27.7%. This makes it one of the healthier places in the region.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Long-term health conditions are much less common here, and this includes mental health issues, which affect 5.8% of people—well below the Australian average. Most residents have no long-term conditions at all, while asthma and arthritis are the most reported specific ailments.
5.8%
Lower than 72% 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 Pyrmont, None is the majority at 79%; One condition is next at 16%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Needing help with daily activities is also uncommon in Pyrmont. Only 2.6% of people require such assistance, a figure that is well below both the state and national average of 5.8%.
2.6% ▲ +48.2%
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.7%
- 2016: 1.7%
- 2021: 2.6%
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 Pyrmont [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13297/pyrmont/topic/health-disability