24.2%
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Oakwood · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Oakwood
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Far fewer people report long-term health issues in Oakwood compared to the rest of the country. Only 24.2% of residents live with a long-term health condition, which is well below the national figure of 27.7%. This trend is seen across both physical and mental health metrics.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Asthma is the most common long-term condition at 7.3%, followed by arthritis at 6.7%. Only 5.1% of people have a mental health condition, a figure that is much lower than most other similar areas.
5.1%
Lower than 75% 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 Oakwood, None is the majority at 72%; One condition is next at 20%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily help is needed by 3.9% of residents. This is a little below the 5.8% figure seen across both New South Wales and Australia.
3.9% —
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 5.5%
- 2021: 3.9%
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 Oakwood [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13072/oakwood/topic/health-disability