33.8%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Yarroweyah · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Yarroweyah
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Mental health conditions are the most common long-term health issue in Yarroweyah, where 12% of residents are affected. This is well above the national figure of 8.8%. Overall, the community faces more health challenges than most other similar areas.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About 33.8% of people here have a long-term health condition, which is well above the 27.4% seen across Victoria. Beside mental health, arthritis (11.6%) and asthma (9.6%) are the most frequent issues reported.
12.0%
Higher than 83% 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 Yarroweyah, None is the majority at 61%; One condition is next at 27%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
A small number of residents, or 5.4%, need help with daily activities. This is higher than most similar areas, though it is about the same as the figures for Victoria and Australia.
5.4% ▲ +19.8%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.5%
- 2016: 4.7%
- 2021: 5.4%
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 Yarroweyah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22921/yarroweyah/topic/health-disability