45.2%
Higher than 96% of urban centre areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Yeoval · Urban Centre
Health & Disability in Yeoval
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A far higher proportion of people in Yeoval live with long-term health issues compared to the rest of the country. Nearly half of the population, 45.2%, report a chronic health condition, which is 18 percentage points above the national figure.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions are much more common here than in most areas, affecting 13.1% of residents. Arthritis is the most reported long-term condition at 15.4%, followed by asthma and heart disease.
13.1%
Higher than 87% 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 Yeoval, None is the majority at 53%; One condition is next at 23%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
The need for help with daily tasks has risen sharply to 17.6% since 2011. This is far above the New South Wales figure of 5.8%.
17.6% ▲ +169.4%
Higher than 99% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 6.6%
- 2016: 3.5%
- 2021: 17.6%
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 Yeoval [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL122158/yeoval/topic/health-disability