34.2%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Orton Park · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Orton Park
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A high rate of long-term illness defines daily life in Orton Park, where 34.2% of residents live with a chronic health condition. This is well above the national figure of 27.7%. While many people manage these health issues, very few of them require formal help with their daily activities.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Asthma is the most common long-term illness here, affecting 23.7% of residents. Overall, the rate of long-term health conditions is much higher than in most areas, though the 7.9% of people with a mental health condition is about the same as the national figure.
7.9%
Lower than 52% 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 Orton Park, None is the majority at 69%; One condition is next at 31%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
No one in Orton Park reports needing help with daily activities. This is well below the New South Wales and Australian figures, both of which sit at 5.8%.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 11.5%
- 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 Orton Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13108/orton-park/topic/health-disability