22.6%
Lower than 88% of urban centre areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Sydney · Urban Centre
Health & Disability in Sydney
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Far fewer people live with long-term illness in Sydney than in most other areas. Only 22.6% of residents report a chronic health condition, which is well below the national figure of 27.7%. This means the vast majority of the population enjoys a high level of general health and wellbeing.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Just 6.2% of people have a mental health condition, a figure that is a little below the Australian average. Most residents have no long-term health issues at all, while asthma, arthritis and mental health are the most common reported conditions.
6.2%
Lower than 86% of urban centre 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 76%; One condition is next at 17%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
About 5% of people need help with daily activities, which is lower than in most other areas. This rate has barely changed since 2011, remaining about the same as the state and national figures.
5.0% ▲ +17.6%
Lower than 66% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 4.3%
- 2016: 4.8%
- 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/ucl/UCL101001/sydney/topic/health-disability