32.1%
Higher than 75% of state electorate areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Orange · State Electorate
Health & Disability in Orange
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
More people in Orange live with long-term health issues than in most similar areas. About 32.1% of residents have a chronic condition, which is well above the national figure of 27.7%. This higher rate of illness is seen across both physical and mental health conditions.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health is the most common long-term condition here at 10.8%, followed closely by arthritis at 10.4% and asthma at 9.9%. Overall, the rate of mental health conditions is a little above the Australian figure of 8.8%.
10.8%
Higher than 78% of state electorate 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 Orange, None is the majority at 65%; One condition is next at 23%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Help with daily activities is needed by 6.2% of the population, which is higher than most areas. This figure has risen by 1.9 percentage points since 2011, though it remains about the same as the New South Wales average.
6.2% ▲ +45.6%
Higher than 62% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 4.3%
- 2016: 5.6%
- 2021: 6.2%
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 Orange [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED10063/orange/topic/health-disability