24.7%
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Upper Orara · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Upper Orara
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Fewer people live with long-term health issues in Upper Orara compared to the rest of the country. Only 24.7% of residents have a long-term health condition, which is well below the national figure of 27.7%. This suggests a healthier-than-average population across the area.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Arthritis is the most common long-term health issue here, affecting 9.5% of people. While mental health conditions affect 8.2% of residents, this is about the same as the figures for both New South Wales and Australia.
8.2%
Higher than 51% 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 Upper Orara, None is the majority at 73%; One condition is next at 17%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily assistance is needed by 4.1% of residents. This is a little below the 5.8% recorded for both the state and the nation.
4.1% ▲ +125.9%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.8%
- 2016: 4.3%
- 2021: 4.1%
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).
More for Upper Orara
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Health & Disability in Upper Orara [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14059/upper-orara/topic/health-disability