31.3%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Yan Yean · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Yan Yean
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A much higher share of people live with long-term health conditions in Yan Yean than in the rest of the country. About 31.3% of residents have a chronic health issue, which is well above the national figure of 27.7%. This suggests a greater local need for health services compared to other Victorian areas.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Arthritis is the most common long-term condition at 17.9%, followed by asthma at 9.8%. While 31.3% of people have at least one health issue, the rate of mental health conditions at 8.1% is about the same as the state and national figures.
8.1%
Higher than 50% 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 Yan Yean, None is the majority at 64%; One condition is next at 21%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily assistance is needed by 5.7% of people, a figure that is higher than most similar areas but about the same as the Victorian average.
5.7% ▲ +53.7%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.7%
- 2016: 2.4%
- 2021: 5.7%
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 Yan Yean [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22898/yan-yean/topic/health-disability