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Sydenham (Western Metropolitan) · State Electorate

Health & Disability in Sydenham (Western Metropolitan)

Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.

Far fewer people live with long-term health issues in Sydenham compared to the rest of the state. Only 23.4% of residents have a long-term health condition, which is well below the national figure of 27.7%. This suggests a healthier-than-average population across the area.

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📍 Sydenham (Western Metropolitan), State Electorate

Where Sydenham (Western Metropolitan) sits — People with a long-term health condition

23.4%

All state electorate areas, 2021. The marker is Sydenham (Western Metropolitan) — lower than 78% of areas.

Sydenham (Western Metropolitan)23.4%
Greater Melbourne 25.5%
Victoria 27.4%

Health conditions

Long-term conditions people report.

Long-term health conditions are much less common here than in most areas, with only 6.0% of people reporting a mental health condition. Asthma is the most frequent long-term condition at 7.7%, while 70.3% of residents report having no long-term health issues at all.

Number of long-term health conditions

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In Sydenham (Western Metropolitan), None is the majority at 75%; One condition is next at 18%.

None 70.3% One condition 16.8% Two conditions 4.4% Three or more 2.2%

Long-term health conditions reported

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Sydenham (Western Metropolitan) splits fairly evenly between Asthma (19%) and Other condition (19%), with Arthritis at 16%.

Asthma 7.7% Other condition 7.4% Arthritis 6.3% Mental health 6.0% Diabetes 5.5% Heart disease 2.8% Cancer 1.9% Lung condition 0.9% Stroke 0.7% Dementia 0.6%

Need for assistance

People needing help with daily activities.

About 5.7% of residents need some help with their daily activities. This is about the same as the figures for Victoria and Australia, though the proportion has risen by 1.1 percentage points since 2016.

People needing help with daily activities

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5.7% —

Higher than 52% of state electorate areas.

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 (Western Metropolitan) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED28007/sydenham/topic/health-disability