Oakville · Suburb / Locality

Health & Disability in Oakville

Name: Health & Disability in Oakville — 2021 Census
Creator: Australian Bureau of Statistics
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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

Nearly 66% of people in Oakville report having no long-term health conditions. This means the area is generally healthier than most, with fewer residents living with chronic illness or mental health struggles compared to the rest of the country.

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📍 Oakville, Suburb / Locality

Health conditions

Long-term conditions people report.

Only 5.1% of residents have a mental health condition, which is well below the national figure of 8.8%. Overall, the 25.7% of people with a long-term health condition is lower than most areas, with arthritis being the most common issue at 10.1%.

Number of long-term health conditions

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In Oakville, None is the majority at 72%; One condition is next at 20%.

None 65.9% One condition 18.4% Two conditions 5.0% Three or more 2.3%

Long-term health conditions reported

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No single group dominates in Oakville — Arthritis leads at 24%, ahead of Asthma (16%) and Other condition (15%).

Arthritis 10.1% Asthma 6.6% Other condition 6.3% Mental health 5.1% Diabetes 4.7% Heart disease 4.1% Cancer 3.0% Lung condition 0.9% Dementia 0.6% Stroke 0.5%

Need for assistance

People needing help with daily activities.

Daily assistance is needed by 4.1% of the population. This is a little below the New South Wales and Australian figures of 5.8%.

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 Oakville [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13071/oakville/topic/health-disability

Where Oakville sits — People with a long-term health condition