34.4%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Yarragon · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Yarragon
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A striking 34.4% of people in Yarragon live with a long-term health condition. This is well above the national figure of 27.7% and much higher than most similar areas. It suggests a community with significant health challenges and a higher need for medical support.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Long-term health issues are common here, with arthritis (11.9%) and mental health conditions (11.1%) being the most reported. Mental health issues are a little more frequent than in the rest of Australia and Victoria, where the rate is 8.8%.
11.1%
Higher than 77% 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 Yarragon, None is the majority at 63%; One condition is next at 22%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
About 6.0% of residents need some help with daily activities. This is higher than most similar areas, though it is about the same as the figures for Victoria and Australia.
6.0% ▲ +21.5%
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.9%
- 2016: 5.4%
- 2021: 6.0%
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 Yarragon [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22913/yarragon/topic/health-disability