32.6%
Lower than 53% of urban centre areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Orange · Urban Centre
Health & Disability in Orange
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Well above the national figure, 32.6% of people in Orange live with a long-term health condition. This gap is most striking in mental health, where the local rate is much higher than in most other areas. While many residents remain healthy, over a third of the population manages at least one ongoing medical issue.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions are particularly common here, affecting 12.4% of residents, which is well above the national figure of 8.8%. Other frequent long-term issues include asthma at 10.1% and arthritis at 9.8%.
12.4%
Higher than 81% of urban centre 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 64%; One condition is next at 23%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
People needing help with daily activities make up 6.5% of the population, which is about the same as the figures for New South Wales and Australia.
6.5% —
Higher than 52% of urban centre areas.
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/ucl/UCL112016/orange/topic/health-disability