32.3%
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Yarrabin · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Yarrabin
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A well above average rate of chronic illness marks Yarrabin, where 32.3% of people live with a long-term health condition. This is significantly higher than the 27.7% seen across Australia. These health challenges are reflected in a higher need for daily support among residents.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About 32.3% of residents have a long-term health condition, which is well above the state figure of 27.0%. Mental health is the most common issue at 10.4%, followed by arthritis at 9.4% and heart disease at 6.3%.
10.4%
Higher than 72% 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 Yarrabin, None is the majority at 71%; One condition is next at 24%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily help is needed by 7.3% of the population, a figure that is much higher than most similar areas and a little above the national average of 5.8%.
7.3% —
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 12.6%
- 2021: 7.3%
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 Yarrabin [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14488/yarrabin/topic/health-disability