30.2%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Yelta · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Yelta
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Daily life for the 30.2% of Yelta residents with a long-term health condition involves managing a variety of chronic issues. While this is a little above the national figure, the area has a lower rate of mental health conditions compared to most other places.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Arthritis and asthma are the most common long-term health issues here, affecting 11.7% and 10.5% of people respectively. While 30.2% of residents live with a health condition, most people have none, and 22.2% manage just one.
6.8%
Lower than 63% 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 Yelta, None is the majority at 65%; One condition is next at 25%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
About 5.8% of people in Yelta need some help with their daily activities. This is a higher proportion than in most similar areas, though it is about the same as the Victorian and national figures.
5.8% ▲ +16.1%
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.0%
- 2016: 1.9%
- 2021: 5.8%
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 Yelta [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22926/yelta/topic/health-disability