28.6%
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Oakdale · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Oakdale
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Roughly the same as most similar areas, Oakdale has a health profile that closely mirrors state and national figures. About 28.6% of residents live with a long-term health condition, with heart disease and arthritis being the most common issues reported.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Heart disease affects 12.2% of people here and arthritis 10.2%. While 28.6% of residents have a long-term health condition, this is about the same as the figures for Queensland and Australia.
8.2%
Higher than 50% 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 Oakdale, None is the majority at 63%; Two conditions is next at 22%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
People needing help with daily activities make up 6.1% of the population. This is higher than most similar areas, though it remains about the same as the Queensland and national figures.
6.1% —
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 5.4%
- 2021: 6.1%
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 Oakdale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32207/oakdale/topic/health-disability