19.3%
Lower than 93% of state electorate areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Sydney · State Electorate
Health & Disability in Sydney
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Fewer people live with chronic illness in Sydney compared to most of the country. Only 19.3% of residents report a long-term health condition, which is well below the national figure of 27.7%. This suggests a generally healthier population than seen in other parts of the state.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions are much lower than most areas at 6.9%, slightly below the national figure of 8.8%. Most people here report no long-term health issues at all, with 71.8% of the population being free of chronic conditions.
6.9%
Lower than 76% of state electorate 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 Sydney, None is the majority at 79%; One condition is next at 16%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Only 2.6% of people need help with daily activities, a figure that is well below the New South Wales and national average of 5.8%. This need for assistance has fallen by 2.8 percentage points since 2011.
2.6% ▼ -52.2%
Lower than 99% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 5.3%
- 2016: 2.2%
- 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 Sydney [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED10080/sydney/topic/health-disability