23.0%
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Rydalmere · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Rydalmere
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Far fewer people live with long-term health problems in Rydalmere than in most similar areas. Only 23% of residents report a long-term health condition, which is well below the national figure of 27.7%. This creates a profile of a community that is generally healthier than the state and national average.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Long-term health conditions are much less common here than in most areas, with 70.2% of people reporting none at all. Mental health conditions are also a little below the national rate at 6.3%, while the most frequent long-term issues reported are asthma and arthritis.
6.3%
Lower than 67% 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 Rydalmere, None is the majority at 75%; One condition is next at 18%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
About 5.4% of people in Rydalmere need help with daily activities. This is about the same as the figures for both New South Wales and Australia.
5.4% ▼ -11.8%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.1%
- 2016: 4.5%
- 2021: 5.4%
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 Rydalmere [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13468/rydalmere/topic/health-disability