35.9%
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Yarrawalla · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Yarrawalla
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Much higher rates of long-term health issues than most similar areas define Yarrawalla. Around 35.9% of residents live with a lasting health condition, which is well above the national figure of 27.7%. This includes a notably high proportion of people managing mental health conditions.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions affect 12.8% of people here, a figure well above the 8.8% seen across Australia. Other common long-term issues include arthritis and asthma, both affecting 11.5% of the population.
12.8%
Higher than 87% 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 Yarrawalla, None is the majority at 66%; One condition is next at 28%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
The 5.1% of residents who need help with daily activities is about the same as the 5.8% national figure.
5.1% —
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 3.3%
- 2021: 5.1%
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 Yarrawalla [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22918/yarrawalla/topic/health-disability