33.3%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Yaamba · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Yaamba
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A third of residents in Yaamba live with a long-term health condition, which is well above the national figure. This is a community where health challenges are more common than in most other similar areas.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About 33.3% of people report a long-term health condition, which is well above the Queensland figure of 28.8%. Mental health conditions are reported by 9.8% of the population, a figure slightly above the Australian average.
9.8%
Higher than 66% 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 Yaamba, None is the majority at 57%; One condition is next at 28%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
The need for help with daily activities is far above the national and state figures, with 17.6% of people requiring assistance. This rate is among the highest for areas of this size.
17.6% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 8.1%
- 2021: 17.6%
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 Yaamba [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL33192/yaamba/topic/health-disability