Australian Institute of Health and Welfare report on national life expectancy rates show North Sydney residents longest living

LIVING in Sydney may actually be good for your health — with a new report out showing the city has better life expectancy rates than anywhere else in the country — but only in certain areas.

Staying active has long been a factor to health and long life.

PEOPLE living in North Sydney — from Ryde to Palm Beach — have the longest life expectancy in Australia.

A major new health report out today reveals a baby born in that health district can expect to leave 85.5 years.

Three of the top five locations in Australia for longevity are located in Sydney, according to the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare report.

Three of the top five locations in Australia for longevity are located in Sydney.

A baby born today in eastern Melbourne would live 84.3 years, the second highest figure, followed closely by babies from Sydney’s central and eastern suburbs at 83.8 years.

The AIHW reveals the worst rates were Northern Territorians, who will only manage 77 years, based on current age-specific death rates.

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And city dwellers need not to leave the rat race to enjoy living longer than their country cousins, outliving their country cousins at an average 2.1 more years. “Women continue to have a longer life expectancy than men, yet both women and men had an increase in life expectancy,” the report reveals.

Australians are living longer than ever before and Sydney is home to three of the top five locations for longevity.

All up, Australians are living longer than ever before, with the nation ranking eighth in the OECD. Back in 1960, a newborn Australian girl would be expected to live 74.2 years and a boy 67.9 years.

Northern Sydney also came tops in another health yardstick — that of potentially avoidable deaths, (which measure premature deaths before the age of 75), scoring the lowest rate of 62 per 100,000 people.

And NSW patients visiting emergency departments are more likely to be seen on time than any other state, another AIHW new health report shows.

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Just over 80 per cent NSW residents are seen on time, compared with 73 of Victorians and 69 per cent of Queenslanders, the AIHW emergency department care report found. In 2016-17, NSW had the highest proportion of emergency department visits completed within four hours (75 per cent) while South Australia and the Northern Territory had the lowest (both 64 per cent). NSW residents wait on average 14 minutes in emergency before being seen, compared to 30 minutes in the ACT, and down from 15 minutes the previous year.

Originally published as Australian Institute of Health and Welfare report on national life expectancy rates show North Sydney residents longest living