24.1%
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Oolong · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Oolong
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A far lower rate of disability than the national figure defines Oolong, where no residents reported needing help with daily activities. While long-term health conditions are less common here than in most areas, mental health challenges are more frequent.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About 24.1% of people have a long-term health condition, which is well below the Australian figure of 27.7%. However, mental health conditions are reported by 9.3% of residents, a rate that is higher than most similar areas.
9.3%
Higher than 61% 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 Oolong, None is the majority at 76%; One condition is next at 14%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Not a single person in Oolong reported needing assistance with daily activities, a figure that is well below both the New South Wales and national rates of 5.8%.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
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 Oolong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13098/oolong/topic/health-disability