35.1%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Yessabah · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Yessabah
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A much higher rate of long-term health issues defines Yessabah, where 35.1% of people live with a chronic condition. This figure is well above the New South Wales average of 27%. These health challenges are reflected in the local need for daily support.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Arthritis is the most common long-term condition at 18.9%, while 9.9% of residents live with a mental health condition, which is a little above the national figure. Most people have no long-term conditions, but 8.1% of the population manage three or more.
9.9%
Higher than 67% 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 Yessabah, None is the majority at 63%; One condition is next at 22%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily help is needed by 8.1% of residents, a figure that is a little above the 5.8% seen across Australia and much higher than in most similar areas.
8.1% —
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 7.5%
- 2021: 8.1%
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 Yessabah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14530/yessabah/topic/health-disability