26.3%
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Yarrowitch · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Yarrowitch
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Much lower rates of mental health conditions mark Yarrowitch, where only 2.3% of people report such a struggle. This is well below the national figure of 8.8%, though a small number of residents still require significant help with daily tasks.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Long-term health conditions affect 26.3% of people, which is a little below the Australian figure. Asthma is the most common chronic illness at 8.2%, while 59.1% of residents report having no long-term health conditions at all.
2.3%
Lower 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 Yarrowitch, None is the majority at 75%; One condition is next at 19%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily assistance is needed by 7.6% of the population. This is a little above the state and national figures of 5.8%, and is much higher than most similar areas.
7.6% ▲ +58.7%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.8%
- 2016: 3.0%
- 2021: 7.6%
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 Yarrowitch [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14509/yarrowitch/topic/health-disability