25.4%
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Oakleigh South · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Oakleigh South
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Health reports for Oakleigh South have remained steady since 2011, with 68.9% of people reporting no long-term health conditions. The area is generally healthier than the national average, as fewer people here live with chronic illness compared to most other Australian suburbs.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Only 25.4% of residents have a long-term health condition, which is a little below the national figure of 27.7%. This includes mental health conditions, which affect 6.5% of people—lower than both the state and national rates of 8.8%.
6.5%
Lower than 65% 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 Oakleigh South, None is the majority at 73%; One condition is next at 19%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Despite fewer chronic illnesses, 6.5% of people in Oakleigh South need help with daily activities. This is higher than most similar areas and slightly above the own state and national figures.
6.5% ▲ +30.3%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.0%
- 2016: 5.3%
- 2021: 6.5%
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 Oakleigh South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22002/oakleigh-south/topic/health-disability