22.8%
Lower than 91% of urban area areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Sydney · Urban Area
Health & Disability in Sydney
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A gap of 5 percentage points separates the health profile of Sydney from the national figure, where far fewer people report long-term illness. This makes it a much healthier area than most across the country, with only 22.8% of residents living with a long-term health condition.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions are among the lowest at this level, affecting 6.3% of people. Most residents report no long-term health issues at all, while 16.3% live with a single condition.
6.3%
Lower than 93% of urban area 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 75%; One condition is next at 18%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Only 5.0% of people in Sydney need help with daily activities. This figure is much lower than most other areas and has barely changed since 2011.
5.0% ▼ -4.3%
Lower than 81% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 5.3%
- 2016: 5.8%
- 2021: 5.0%
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/sua/1031/sydney/topic/health-disability