26.3%
Lower than 80% of urban centre areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
The Oaks · Urban Centre
Health & Disability in The Oaks
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Only 3.9% of people in The Oaks need help with daily activities, a figure that is much lower than most similar areas. This community generally enjoys good health, with long-term conditions being less common here than in the rest of the country.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Long-term health conditions affect 26.3% of residents, which is much lower than most areas and slightly below the national figure. Mental health is the most reported condition at 9.2%, while 67.9% of people report having no long-term health conditions at all.
9.2%
Lower than 58% 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 The Oaks, None is the majority at 72%; One condition is next at 20%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
The proportion of people needing daily help has fallen sharply since 2011, dropping 4.9 percentage points to just 3.9%. This is a little below the state and national figures of 5.8%.
3.9% ▼ -55.8%
Lower than 81% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 8.8%
- 2016: 6.1%
- 2021: 3.9%
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 The Oaks [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL115136/the-oaks/topic/health-disability