34.9%
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Yarpturk · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Yarpturk
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Asthma is the most common long-term health issue in Yarpturk, affecting 20.6% of people. This community has a high rate of chronic health challenges, with 34.9% of residents living with a long-term condition, which is well above the national figure of 27.7%.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Health struggles are much more common here than in most areas, including a mental health rate of 12.7%, which is well above the 8.8% seen across Victoria. About 30.2% of residents live with one long-term condition, while 9.5% manage three or more.
12.7%
Higher than 86% 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 Yarpturk, None is the majority at 58%; One condition is next at 29%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Despite the high rate of health conditions, no one in Yarpturk reported needing help with daily activities. This is well below the Victorian figure of 5.9%.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 3.9%
- 2021: 0.0%
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 Yarpturk [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22909/yarpturk/topic/health-disability