26.3%
Lower than 61% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Oxley · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Health & Disability in Oxley
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
About 67% of people in Oxley report having no long-term health conditions. This means the area is slightly healthier than most, with a lower rate of chronic health issues than both the state and national figures.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Only 26.3% of residents have a long-term health condition, which is a little below the Queensland and Australian figures. Mental health is the most common condition at 9.4%, followed by other conditions at 8.8% and asthma at 8.5%.
9.4%
Higher than 58% of statistical area 2 (sa2) 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 Oxley, None is the majority at 72%; One condition is next at 20%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Around 5.3% of people in Oxley need some help with daily activities. This is about the same as the state and national figures, though the need for assistance rose by 1.2 percentage points since 2011.
5.3% ▲ +29.1%
Lower than 52% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 4.1%
- 2016: 5.4%
- 2021: 5.3%
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 Oxley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/310011275/oxley/topic/health-disability