31.1%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Yarralumla · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Yarralumla
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Arthritis is the most common long-term health issue in Yarralumla, affecting 9.8% of residents. While most people here have no long-term health problems, the area sees a higher rate of chronic conditions than the national average.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About 31.1% of people have a long-term health condition, which is well above the Australian figure of 27.7%. However, the 6.6% of people reporting a mental health condition is well below the territory average of 10.0%.
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 Yarralumla, None is the majority at 67%; One condition is next at 24%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily assistance is needed by 3.9% of residents, which is about the same as the territory average and a little below the national figure of 5.8%.
3.9% ▲ +47.1%
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.6%
- 2016: 4.0%
- 2021: 3.9%
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 Yarralumla [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL80136/yarralumla/topic/health-disability