32.4%
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Oldbury · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Oldbury
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
More than three in ten people in Oldbury live with a long-term health condition, making it a place where health challenges are more common than in most other areas. While 32.4% of residents face ongoing health issues, very few actually require daily physical assistance.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Long-term health conditions are well above the national figure, with 32.4% of people affected. Mental health is the most common issue at 10.1%, followed by arthritis at 9.1% and asthma at 8.8%.
10.1%
Higher than 69% 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 Oldbury, None is the majority at 63%; One condition is next at 26%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Despite the higher rate of health conditions, only 2.7% of residents need help with daily activities. This is well below the Australian figure of 5.8%.
2.7% ▼ -2.7%
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.8%
- 2016: 4.7%
- 2021: 2.7%
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 Oldbury [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51179/oldbury/topic/health-disability