29.8%
Lower than 67% of urban centre areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Yanderra · Urban Centre
Health & Disability in Yanderra
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A growing need for daily support has emerged in Yanderra (L), where the share of people needing help with daily activities rose to 5% by 2021. This is lower than most similar areas, and overall health is relatively strong with nearly 60% of residents reporting no long-term health conditions.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
While 29.8% of people live with a long-term health condition—a little above the national figure—this is actually lower than most similar areas. Asthma is the most common issue at 10%, followed by mental health conditions affecting 8.5% of residents.
8.5%
Lower than 65% of urban centre 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 Yanderra, None is the majority at 66%; One condition is next at 24%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
About 5% of people in Yanderra (L) need help with daily activities, which is about the same as the New South Wales and national figures. This is lower than most similar areas, though the figure rose 1.1 percentage points since 2011.
5.0% ▲ +28.4%
Lower than 67% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 3.9%
- 2021: 5.0%
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 Yanderra [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL121127/yanderra/topic/health-disability