30.4%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Oakdowns · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Oakdowns
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Mental health conditions are the most common long-term health issue in Oakdowns, affecting 12.7% of residents. While overall health is better than the state average, this particular struggle is much higher than in most other similar areas. Most people here live without any long-term health problems.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About 30.4% of people have a long-term health condition, which is well below the Tasmanian figure of 33.6%. Mental health is the most reported issue at 12.7%, a rate well above the own national figure of 8.8%.
12.7%
Higher than 86% 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 Oakdowns, None is the majority at 67%; One condition is next at 23%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Only 3.6% of people in Oakdowns need help with daily activities. This is lower than most areas and sits well below the state figure of 6.8%.
3.6% ▲ +22.0%
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.9%
- 2016: 3.9%
- 2021: 3.6%
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 Oakdowns [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60471/oakdowns/topic/health-disability