32.4%
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Yambuk · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Yambuk
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Over a third of people in Yambuk live with a long-term health condition, which is well above the national figure. While chronic health issues are common, this is offset by a notably lower rate of mental health conditions compared to the rest of the country.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Around 32.4% of residents have a long-term health condition, much higher than the 27.7% national average. Arthritis is the most common issue at 10.9%, though half of the population reports having no long-term health conditions at all.
5.6%
Lower 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 Yambuk, None is the majority at 60%; One condition is next at 28%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily life is less affected by disability here than in most areas, with only 3.2% of people needing help with daily activities. This is a little below both the Victorian (5.9%) and Australian (5.8%) figures.
3.2% ▲ +243.3%
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.9%
- 2016: 4.9%
- 2021: 3.2%
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 Yambuk [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22896/yambuk/topic/health-disability