41.8%
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Oakwood · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Oakwood
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A far higher share of people live with long-term health issues in Oakwood compared to the rest of the state. About 41.8% of residents have a long-term condition, which is much higher than the national figure of 27.7%. This suggests a population with significant ongoing health needs.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Arthritis is the most common long-term illness affecting 18.4% of people, while 11.8% live with a mental health condition, a figure well above the Australian average. Around 7.1% of residents manage three or more health conditions at once.
11.8%
Higher than 82% 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 Oakwood, None is the majority at 55%; One condition is next at 28%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily living is more challenging here than in most areas, with 8.0% of people needing help with daily activities. This is a little above the Queensland rate of 6.0%.
8.0% ▼ -32.7%
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.8%
- 2016: 7.3%
- 2021: 8.0%
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 Oakwood [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32213/oakwood/topic/health-disability