29.4%
Higher than 58% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Yass Surrounds · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Health & Disability in Yass Surrounds
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Most residents in Yass Surrounds are free from long-term health issues, with 62.3% reporting no conditions. This area shows a health profile that is largely in line with other similar regions, though it has slightly more people living with chronic health problems than the national figure.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About 29.4% of people have a long-term health condition, which is a little above the national figure of 27.7%. Arthritis is the most common issue at 10.0%, followed by asthma at 8.8% and mental health conditions at 8.7%.
8.7%
Lower than 52% of statistical area 2 (sa2) 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 Yass Surrounds, None is the majority at 68%; One condition is next at 22%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Only 3.8% of people need help with daily activities, a figure that is much lower than most areas and a little below the New South Wales average of 5.8%. This need has risen by 1.0 percentage points since 2016.
3.8% —
Lower than 80% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 2.8%
- 2021: 3.8%
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 Yass Surrounds [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/101061542/yass-surrounds/topic/health-disability