17.4%
Lower than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Yorke Valley · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Yorke Valley
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Far fewer people live with long-term health issues in Yorke Valley than in most other areas. Only 17.4% of residents report a chronic condition, which is far below the national figure of 27.7%. However, the area faces a higher burden of mental health challenges compared to the rest of the country.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
While overall chronic illness is low, 13% of people here have a mental health condition, which is well above the 8.8% national average. Most residents report no long-term health issues, though asthma (21.7%) and arthritis (17.4%) are the most common conditions reported.
13.0%
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 Yorke Valley, None is the majority at 70%; Three or more is next at 17%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
No one in Yorke Valley reported needing help with daily activities. This is well below the South Australian figure of 6.7% and is much lower than most similar areas.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
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 Yorke Valley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41688/yorke-valley/topic/health-disability