24.5%
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Oakhurst · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Oakhurst
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Far fewer people report long-term health issues in Oakhurst than in the rest of the country. Only 24.5% of residents have a long-term health condition, which is well below the national figure of 27.7%. This contributes to a generally healthier profile for the area compared to state and national levels.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions are much less common here than in most areas, affecting only 5.4% of people. Asthma is the most reported long-term health issue at 8.0%, while 66.7% of residents report having no long-term health conditions at all.
5.4%
Lower than 73% 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 Oakhurst, None is the majority at 73%; One condition is next at 20%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
About 5.1% of people need help with daily activities, which is about the same as the New South Wales and Australian figures.
5.1% ▲ +37.5%
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.7%
- 2016: 4.4%
- 2021: 5.1%
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 Oakhurst [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13069/oakhurst/topic/health-disability