Oakdale · Urban Centre

Health & Disability in Oakdale

Name: Health & Disability in Oakdale — 2021 Census
Creator: Australian Bureau of Statistics
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.

Fewer people live with long-term health struggles in Oakdale than in most similar areas. Only 25.9% of residents report a chronic health condition, which is a little below the national figure.

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📍 Oakdale, Urban Centre

Health conditions

Long-term conditions people report.

Mental health conditions are much lower than in most areas at 7.6%. The most common long-term health issues reported here are arthritis at 8.7% and asthma at 8.3%.

Number of long-term health conditions

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In Oakdale, None is the majority at 72%; One condition is next at 17%.

None 65.6% One condition 15.8% Two conditions 6.2% Three or more 3.5%

Long-term health conditions reported

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Oakdale splits fairly evenly between Arthritis (19%) and Asthma (18%), with Mental health at 17%.

Arthritis 8.7% Asthma 8.3% Mental health 7.6% Other condition 6.5% Diabetes 5.2% Heart disease 4.0% Cancer 2.4% Stroke 1.4% Lung condition 1.4% Dementia 0.6%

Need for assistance

People needing help with daily activities.

Daily life is easier for most residents, with only 4.3% needing help with daily activities. This is a little below the New South Wales figure and represents a drop of 11 points since 2011.

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 Oakdale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL121092/oakdale/topic/health-disability

Where Oakdale sits — People with a long-term health condition