23.3%
Lower than 78% of state electorate areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Yerrabi · State Electorate
Health & Disability in Yerrabi
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Far fewer people live with chronic illness in Yerrabi than in the rest of the territory. Only 23.3% of residents have a long-term health condition, which is well below the ACT figure of 28.1%. This makes it a remarkably healthy area compared to both the state and the nation.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions are the most common long-term illness at 8.4%, though this is still lower than most areas. The vast majority of people here report no long-term health issues at all, with 71.5% of the population being free of such conditions.
8.4%
Lower than 59% of state electorate 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 Yerrabi, None is the majority at 75%; One condition is next at 18%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Only 3.5% of people in Yerrabi need help with daily activities, which is much lower than in most other areas. This figure has barely changed since 2016, when it sat at 2.9%.
3.5% —
Lower than 90% of state electorate areas.
- 2016: 2.9%
- 2021: 3.5%
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 Yerrabi [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED80005/yerrabi/topic/health-disability