26.8%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Yarraville · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Yarraville
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
More than 10% of people in Yarraville live with a mental health condition, which is a little above the national figure. This is the most common long-term health issue in the area. Overall, the community is relatively healthy, with a typical resident more likely to be free of chronic health problems than people in most other areas.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
While 26.8% of residents have a long-term health condition—about the same as the state and national figures—mental health is the most reported issue at 10.3%. Asthma follows at 9.3%, while 67.3% of people report having no long-term health conditions at all.
10.3%
Higher than 71% 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 Yarraville, None is the majority at 71%; One condition is next at 21%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
About 4.5% of people in Yarraville need some help with their daily activities. This is a little below the figures for both Victoria and Australia, and is around the middle for similar areas.
4.5% ▼ -2.3%
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.6%
- 2016: 4.4%
- 2021: 4.5%
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 Yarraville [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22917/yarraville/topic/health-disability