20.8%
Lower than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Yarrawa · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Yarrawa
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Mental health is the most common long-term condition in Yarrawa, affecting 12.9% of residents. While the area is generally healthier than most, with a much lower rate of chronic illness overall, these specific mental health challenges are significantly more frequent here than in the rest of the state.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Only 20.8% of people have a long-term health condition, which is well below the national figure of 27.7%. However, mental health issues are much more common than in most areas, sitting well above the New South Wales rate of 8.0%.
12.9%
Higher than 87% 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 Yarrawa, None is the majority at 73%; One condition is next at 14%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
About 5.0% of people need help with daily activities, which is about the same as the figures for both New South Wales and Australia.
5.0% —
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 5.0%
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 Yarrawa [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14502/yarrawa/topic/health-disability