27.0%
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Yerong Creek · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Yerong Creek
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Health and disability needs in Yerong Creek have remained steady over recent years. About 27% of the population lives with a long-term health condition, a figure that sits right around the state and national averages. Most people here live without a chronic illness, though arthritis is the most common ailment reported.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About 27% of people have a long-term health condition, which is about the same as the figures for New South Wales and Australia. Arthritis is the most frequent issue at 11%, followed by mental health conditions at 7.3%, which is a little below the national figure.
7.3%
Lower than 58% 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 Yerong Creek, None is the majority at 65%; One condition is next at 20%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Around 6.2% of residents need some help with their daily activities. This is higher than most similar areas, though it remains about the same as the New South Wales and Australian averages.
6.2% ▼ -2.7%
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.4%
- 2016: 5.1%
- 2021: 6.2%
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 Yerong Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14526/yerong-creek/topic/health-disability