32.6%
Lower than 52% of urban centre areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Yungaburra · Urban Centre
Health & Disability in Yungaburra
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Well above the national figure, 32.6% of people in Yungaburra live with a long-term health condition. This reflects a community where health challenges are more common than in most of Queensland and Australia. Most residents remain healthy, with 59.4% reporting no long-term conditions.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Arthritis is the most common long-term health issue, affecting 12.5% of people. Mental health conditions affect 8.7% of the population, which is about the same as the national figure and lower than in most other areas.
8.7%
Lower than 64% 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 Yungaburra, None is the majority at 65%; One condition is next at 22%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
About 6.6% of people need help with daily activities, which is around the middle for its level. This is about the same as the figures for Queensland and Australia, though the need for assistance rose 3.9 percentage points since 2016.
6.6% —
Higher than 53% of urban centre areas.
- 2016: 2.7%
- 2021: 6.6%
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 Yungaburra [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL315109/yungaburra/topic/health-disability