36.7%
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Yelarbon · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Yelarbon
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Well over a third of people in Yelarbon live with a long-term health condition, which is much higher than in most other areas. This significant health burden is seen in the 36.7% of residents reporting ongoing illness, far exceeding the national figure of 27.7%. These health challenges translate into a higher need for daily support across the community.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Arthritis and asthma are the most common long-term ailments, each affecting 13.4% of people. While 52.1% of residents have no long-term health issues, mental health conditions are reported by 9.3% of the population, which is about the same as the state and national figures.
9.3%
Higher than 61% 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 Yelarbon, None is the majority at 59%; One condition is next at 25%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Needing help with daily activities is much more common here than in most areas. About 9.9% of people require this assistance, a figure that is well above both the Queensland average of 6.0% and the Australian average of 5.8%.
9.9% ▲ +103.4%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.9%
- 2016: 8.2%
- 2021: 9.9%
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 Yelarbon [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL33216/yelarbon/topic/health-disability