60.0%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Yaouk · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Yaouk
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Far more people live with long-term health issues in Yaouk than in most other similar areas. Around 60% of residents report a long-term condition, which is more than double the national figure of 27.7%. This creates a community with significant health needs compared to the rest of the state.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Heart disease is the most common long-term health issue at 35%, followed by other conditions at 25% and asthma at 20%. In contrast, no one reported a mental health condition, a figure well below the national average of 8.8%.
0.0%
Lower than 99% 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 Yaouk, the largest group is None at 43%, followed by One condition (30%) and Two conditions (26%).
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
The need for support is high here, with 15% of people requiring help with daily activities. This is well above the 5.8% seen across both New South Wales and Australia.
15.0% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 12.0%
- 2021: 15.0%
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 Yaouk [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14484/yaouk/topic/health-disability