32.4%
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Oakhampton Heights · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Oakhampton Heights
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Arthritis is the most common long-term health struggle for the 32.4% of Oakhampton Heights residents living with a health condition. This is well above the national figure of 27.7%, meaning more people here deal with ongoing health issues than in most other areas.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
While 32.4% of people have a long-term health condition, the typical resident has none at all. Mental health conditions affect 6.5% of the population, which is a little below the 8.8% seen across Australia.
6.5%
Lower than 66% 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 Oakhampton Heights, None is the majority at 66%; One condition is next at 24%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
About 5.8% of people in the area need help with daily activities. This is higher than most similar areas, though it is about the same as the state and national figures.
5.8% —
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 6.2%
- 2021: 5.8%
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 Oakhampton Heights [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13068/oakhampton-heights/topic/health-disability