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New South Wales · State / Territory

Health & Disability in New South Wales

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

Roughly 27% of people in New South Wales live with a long-term health condition. This is about the same as the national figure, with most residents reporting no chronic health issues at all.

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Where New South Wales sits — People with a long-term health condition

27.0%

All state / territory areas, 2021. The marker is New South Wales.

Health conditions

Long-term conditions people report.

Arthritis is the most common long-term condition at 8.4%, followed by mental health and asthma. About 8% of people have a mental health condition, which is lower than most other similar areas.

Number of long-term health conditions

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In New South Wales, None is the majority at 71%; One condition is next at 20%.

None 64.9% One condition 18.3% Two conditions 5.7% Three or more 3.0%

Long-term health conditions reported

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New South Wales splits fairly evenly between Arthritis (18%) and Mental health (17%), with Other condition at 17%.

Arthritis 8.4% Mental health 8.0% Other condition 7.8% Asthma 7.8% Diabetes 4.8% Heart disease 3.9% Cancer 2.8% Lung condition 1.7% Stroke 0.9% Dementia 0.8%

Need for assistance

People needing help with daily activities.

The proportion of people needing help with daily activities has risen to 5.8% since 2011. This figure is about the same as the national average.

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 New South Wales [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ste/1/new-south-wales/topic/health-disability