25.4%
Lower than 69% of council (lga) areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Yilgarn · Council (LGA)
Health & Disability in Yilgarn
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Fewer people live with long-term illness in Yilgarn compared to most other regions. Only 25.4% of residents report a long-term health condition, which is a little below the national figure of 27.7%. This suggests a generally healthier population than the Australian average.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Arthritis is the most common long-term condition at 8.8%, while 6.8% of people live with a mental health condition, which is a little below the Western Australian rate of 8.3%. Over half of the population reports having no long-term health conditions at all.
6.8%
Lower than 72% of council (lga) 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 Yilgarn, None is the majority at 68%; One condition is next at 21%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Only 3.2% of residents need help with daily activities, a figure that is much lower than most areas. This is a little below the 5.8% national average, although the proportion of people needing help has risen since 2011.
3.2% ▲ +39.6%
Lower than 87% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 2.3%
- 2016: 2.5%
- 2021: 3.2%
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 Yilgarn [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA59360/yilgarn/topic/health-disability