28.3%
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Orange Grove · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Orange Grove
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Only 5% of people in Orange Grove report a mental health condition, which is well below the national figure. This suggests a healthier profile for the community overall, despite a small number of residents requiring significant daily support.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About 28.3% of people have a long-term health condition, which is a little above the New South Wales rate of 27%. The most common issues reported are arthritis, asthma, and cancer, each affecting 6.7% of the population.
5.0%
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 Orange Grove, None is the majority at 66%; Two conditions is next at 15%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
A higher than usual 6.7% of people need some help with their daily activities. This is about the same as the state and national figures of 5.8%.
6.7% —
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 12.1%
- 2021: 6.7%
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 Orange Grove [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13104/orange-grove/topic/health-disability