21.1%
Lower than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Palmers Oaky · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Palmers Oaky
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A much lower rate of long-term health issues than the rest of the state defines Palmers Oaky. Only 21.1% of residents report a chronic health condition, which is well below the national figure of 27.7%. This result is mirrored in the area's low need for daily assistance.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Chronic health issues are far less common here than in most areas, with 0% of people reporting a mental health condition. Among those with long-term health problems, diabetes (10.5%) and cancer (7.9%) are the most frequent, though 60.5% of all residents have no conditions at all.
0.0%
Lower than 99% 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 Palmers Oaky, None is the majority at 82%; One condition is next at 18%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Virtually no one in Palmers Oaky needs help with daily activities. This 0.0% rate is well below the 5.8% seen across both New South Wales and Australia.
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 Palmers Oaky [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13148/palmers-oaky/topic/health-disability