35.2%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Rye Park · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Rye Park
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Daily life in Rye Park is shaped by a high rate of chronic illness, as 35.2% of residents live with a long-term health condition. This figure is well above the national average, marking the area as one where health challenges are more common than in most other places.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Arthritis and mental health conditions are the most frequent long-term issues here. At 11.3%, mental health conditions are much higher than in most areas and well above the New South Wales figure of 8.0%.
11.3%
Higher than 78% 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 Rye Park, None is the majority at 59%; One condition is next at 29%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Despite the higher rate of chronic illness, only 5.2% of people need help with daily activities. This is about the same as the national and state figures of 5.8%.
5.2% ▲ +23.7%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.2%
- 2016: 2.7%
- 2021: 5.2%
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 Rye Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13470/rye-park/topic/health-disability