29.0%
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Oxley · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Oxley
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Arthritis is the most common long-term health issue in Oxley, affecting 10.7% of the population. Overall, health and disability levels here are quite typical for a rural area, with a small number of people requiring daily assistance.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About 29% of people have a long-term health condition, which is a little above the national figure of 27.7%. Mental health conditions affect 7.2% of residents, a rate a little below both the state and national figures.
7.2%
Lower than 59% 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 Oxley, None is the majority at 68%; One condition is next at 22%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Only 3.1% of people in Oxley need help with daily activities, which is lower than most areas and a little below the Victorian average of 5.9%.
3.1% ▲ +163.4%
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.2%
- 2016: 2.9%
- 2021: 3.1%
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).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Health & Disability in Oxley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22022/oxley/topic/health-disability