32.8%
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Oakey Park · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Oakey Park
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Arthritis is the most common long-term health issue in Oakey Park, where 12.5% of people live with the condition. More people here have long-term health problems than in most other areas, with 32.8% of the population reporting a lasting illness.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
The rate of long-term health conditions is well above the state and national figures. This includes a higher-than-average proportion of people with mental health conditions at 9.5%, while 60.7% of residents report having no long-term health issues.
9.5%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality 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 Oakey Park, None is the majority at 65%; One condition is next at 23%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
About 6.2% of people in Oakey Park need help with daily activities. This is higher than in most similar areas, though it is about the same as the state and national figures.
6.2% —
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 6.7%
- 2021: 6.2%
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 Oakey Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13066/oakey-park/topic/health-disability