23.0%
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Yirrkala · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Yirrkala
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A striking gap exists between Yirrkala and the rest of the country, where long-term health conditions are well below the national figure. Only 23% of people here report a long-term health issue, which is much lower than most similar areas across Australia.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions are particularly rare here at 3%, a figure well below both the Northern Territory and the national average. Heart disease is the most common long-term condition at 9.1%, while 73.5% of residents report having no long-term health issues at all.
3.0%
Lower than 84% 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 Yirrkala, None is the majority at 76%; One condition is next at 20%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Despite the lower rate of chronic illness, 5.6% of people need help with daily activities. This is a little above the Northern Territory figure and is higher than most similar areas.
5.6% ▲ +28.3%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.4%
- 2016: 1.9%
- 2021: 5.6%
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 Yirrkala [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL70299/yirrkala/topic/health-disability