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Oatley - Hurstville Grove · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Health & Disability in Oatley - Hurstville Grove

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

About 71.5% of people in Oatley - Hurstville Grove report having no long-term health conditions. This makes it a healthier-than-average area, as far fewer residents live with chronic illness or mental health struggles compared to the rest of the state.

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📍 Oatley - Hurstville Grove, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Where Oatley - Hurstville Grove sits — People with a long-term health condition

23.3%

All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Oatley - Hurstville Grove — lower than 78% of areas.

Oatley - Hurstville Grove23.3%
2222, NSW 21.0%
New South Wales 27.0%

Health conditions

Long-term conditions people report.

Only 23.3% of people have a long-term health condition, which is well below the national figure of 27.7%. Mental health conditions are also much less common here than in most areas, affecting just 5.3% of residents.

Number of long-term health conditions

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In Oatley - Hurstville Grove, None is the majority at 75%; One condition is next at 18%.

None 71.5% One condition 16.7% Two conditions 4.7% Three or more 1.9%

Long-term health conditions reported

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Oatley - Hurstville Grove splits fairly evenly between Other condition (20%) and Arthritis (17%), with Asthma at 15%.

Other condition 8.0% Arthritis 6.9% Asthma 5.9% Mental health 5.3% Heart disease 4.1% Diabetes 3.8% Cancer 3.5% Lung condition 1.1% Stroke 0.8% Dementia 0.5%

Need for assistance

People needing help with daily activities.

Daily assistance is needed by 4.2% of people, a figure that is a little below both the state and national averages. This need for help has barely changed since 2011.

People needing help with daily activities

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4.2% ▲ +14.5%

Lower than 73% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

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 Oatley - Hurstville Grove [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/119031371/oatley-hurstville-grove/topic/health-disability