21.2%
Lower than 90% of urban centre areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Yarrabah · Urban Centre
Health & Disability in Yarrabah
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Much lower rates of chronic illness define Yarrabah compared to similar areas. Only 21.2% of people here report a long-term health condition, which is well below the national figure of 27.7%. This trend extends to mental health, with reporting far lower than across the rest of the country.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Diabetes is the most common long-term health condition at 9.3%, while mental health is reported by only 2.8% of residents. This mental health figure is well below the Queensland average of 9.6%. Most people here have no long-term health conditions at all.
2.8%
Lower than 95% 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 Yarrabah, None is the majority at 77%; One condition is next at 17%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
A little below the national figure, 3.8% of people in Yarrabah need help with daily activities. This is much lower than most areas, though the figure has risen by 1.9 percentage points since 2016.
3.8% —
Lower than 82% of urban centre areas.
- 2016: 1.8%
- 2021: 3.8%
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 Yarrabah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL315108/yarrabah/topic/health-disability