25.7%
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Sydenham · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Sydenham
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Mental health conditions are the most common long-term health issue in Sydenham, affecting 11.6% of people. While this is well above the state figure, overall long-term health conditions are slightly less common here than in most other areas.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health issues are much more common here than in most areas, with 11.6% of residents affected. Other common long-term conditions include asthma at 7.5% and arthritis at 5.6%, though 69% of people report having no long-term health issues.
11.6%
Higher than 80% 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 Sydenham, None is the majority at 73%; One condition is next at 20%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
About 5.5% of people in Sydenham need some help with daily activities, which is higher than most similar areas but about the same as the Australian figure.
5.5% ▲ +29.5%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.2%
- 2016: 4.2%
- 2021: 5.5%
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 Sydenham [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13729/sydenham/topic/health-disability