32.7%
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Yarra Junction · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Yarra Junction
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Over a third of people in Yarra Junction live with a long-term health condition, a rate well above the national figure. This health burden is seen in the high number of residents managing chronic illnesses and those requiring daily support.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions are much more common here than in most areas, affecting 11.3% of residents. Other frequent long-term issues include arthritis (10.7%) and asthma (9.4%), contributing to a total health condition rate of 32.7%, which is well above the Victorian average.
11.3%
Higher than 78% 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 Yarra Junction, None is the majority at 64%; One condition is next at 23%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily help is needed by 9.0% of people in Yarra Junction. This is well above the 5.8% typical for Australia and much higher than most similar areas.
9.0% ▲ +12.9%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.0%
- 2016: 8.4%
- 2021: 9.0%
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 Yarra Junction [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22911/yarra-junction/topic/health-disability