35.4%
Higher than 87% of council (lga) areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
York · Council (LGA)
Health & Disability in York
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Much higher rates of chronic illness than most similar areas mark York, where 35.4% of people live with a long-term health condition. This is well above the 26.1% seen across Western Australia. While many residents face these health hurdles, those needing daily assistance remain at a rate typical for the region.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Arthritis is the most common long-term ailment at 13%, followed by mental health and asthma. Over a third of the population has a chronic condition, which is well above the national figure of 27.7%.
8.4%
Lower than 52% 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 York, None is the majority at 60%; One condition is next at 25%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
About 5.7% of people need help with daily activities, a figure that is about the same as the national average and has barely changed since 2011.
5.7% ▲ +8.0%
Higher than 53% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 5.3%
- 2016: 6.1%
- 2021: 5.7%
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 York [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA59370/york/topic/health-disability