21.3%
Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Yagoona · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Yagoona
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Far fewer people live with long-term health issues in Yagoona than in the rest of the country. Only 21.3% of residents report a chronic condition, which is well below the national figure of 27.7%. This makes the area stand out for its generally good health profile.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions are much less common here than in most areas, affecting 4.9% of people compared to 8.8% nationally. Most residents have no long-term health issues, while the most frequent reports are of other conditions at 7.6% and arthritis at 6.2%.
4.9%
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality 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 Yagoona, None is the majority at 76%; One condition is next at 16%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Despite the low rate of chronic illness, 7.5% of people in Yagoona need help with daily activities. This is a little above the New South Wales and Australian figures of 5.8%.
7.5% ▲ +12.8%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.6%
- 2016: 8.0%
- 2021: 7.5%
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 Yagoona [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14471/yagoona/topic/health-disability