37.5%
Higher than 73% of urban centre areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Yanco · Urban Centre
Health & Disability in Yanco
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A much higher share of people in Yanco live with long-term health conditions compared to the rest of the state. About 37.5% of residents have a chronic health issue, which is well above the national figure of 27.7%. These health challenges are often significant, with many people managing multiple conditions at once.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Arthritis and asthma are the most common long-term issues, affecting 14.8% and 13.9% of people respectively. Mental health conditions are a little more common here than in the typical Australian home, at 10.4%.
10.4%
Higher than 57% 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 Yanco, None is the majority at 58%; One condition is next at 25%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily living assistance is needed by 7.9% of the population, which is a little above the New South Wales figure. This is a notable improvement from 2011, when the rate was 13.6%.
7.9% ▼ -42.0%
Higher than 69% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 13.6%
- 2016: 13.5%
- 2021: 7.9%
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 Yanco [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL122156/yanco/topic/health-disability