30.4%
Higher than 56% of council (lga) areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Oberon · Council (LGA)
Health & Disability in Oberon
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
About the same as similar areas, Oberon shows a mixed health profile where long-term illness is more common than in the wider state. Around 30.4% of residents live with a long-term health condition, which is well above the New South Wales figure of 27%.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Arthritis is the most common long-term ailment at 10.9%, followed by asthma at 9%. While 30.4% of people have a long-term condition, the rate of mental health issues at 7.9% is about the same as the national figure.
7.9%
Lower than 58% of council (lga) 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 Oberon, None is the majority at 64%; One condition is next at 23%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily assistance is needed by 5.5% of the population, which is about the same as the state and national figures. This represents a small increase from 2011, when the rate was 4.3%.
5.5% ▲ +27.0%
Higher than 50% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 4.3%
- 2016: 4.8%
- 2021: 5.5%
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 Oberon [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA16100/oberon/topic/health-disability