31.0%
Lower than 61% of urban centre areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Yabulu · Urban Centre
Health & Disability in Yabulu
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
More than 31% of people in Yabulu live with a long-term health condition, a figure well above the national average. While this is lower than in many similar areas, it remains higher than both the state and national figures. This indicates a notable gap in general health outcomes for the local population.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Arthritis and asthma are the most common long-term health issues here, affecting 11.2% and 11.1% of residents respectively. About 9.2% of people have a mental health condition, which is roughly the same as the Queensland and Australian figures.
9.2%
Lower than 58% 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 Yabulu, None is the majority at 64%; One condition is next at 20%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily help is needed by 7.7% of the population, which is higher than most areas and slightly above the national figure of 5.8%. This is an improvement from 2011, when the proportion of people needing assistance was 10.0%.
7.7% ▼ -23.3%
Higher than 67% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 10.0%
- 2016: 7.3%
- 2021: 7.7%
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 Yabulu [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL321113/yabulu/topic/health-disability