36.3%
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Yealering · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Yealering
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Much higher rates of long-term health issues than most similar areas define Yealering, where 36.3% of people live with a chronic condition. This is well above the national figure of 27.7%. While physical health challenges are common, mental health conditions are slightly less frequent here than across the rest of the country.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Arthritis is the most reported long-term health issue at 13.2%, followed by asthma and lung conditions at 9.9% each. While 46.2% of residents have no long-term health conditions, the overall rate of chronic illness is far above the Western Australian average.
6.6%
Lower than 64% 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 Yealering, None is the majority at 59%; One condition is next at 37%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily living is more challenging for many here, with 7.7% of people needing help with their usual activities. This is much higher than most similar areas and well above the state average of 4.6%.
7.7% ▲ +151.3%
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.1%
- 2016: 6.7%
- 2021: 7.7%
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 Yealering [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51680/yealering/topic/health-disability