25.7%
Lower than 82% of urban centre areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Yarrabilba · Urban Centre
Health & Disability in Yarrabilba
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Far fewer people live with long-term health conditions in Yarrabilba than in the rest of Queensland. While 25.7% of residents have a chronic health issue, this is well below the state figure of 28.8%. However, mental health challenges are more common here than in other similar areas.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions are well above the national figure at 12.1%, making them the most common long-term health issue in the area. Other frequent conditions include asthma at 10.8% and arthritis at 4.7%.
12.1%
Higher than 78% 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 Yarrabilba, None is the majority at 72%; One condition is next at 20%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
About 5.3% of people need help with daily activities, which is lower than most areas. This figure has barely changed since 2016, remaining about the same as the state and national averages.
5.3% —
Lower than 63% of urban centre areas.
- 2016: 5.6%
- 2021: 5.3%
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 Yarrabilba [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL313011/yarrabilba/topic/health-disability