41.9%
Higher than 89% of urban centre areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Yelarbon · Urban Centre
Health & Disability in Yelarbon
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Far more people in Yelarbon (L) live with a long-term health condition than in most other areas. Around 41.9% of residents have a chronic health issue, which is far above the national figure of 27.7%. This high rate of illness is reflected in the significant number of people who require daily help.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Asthma (17.6%) and arthritis (15.8%) are the most common long-term conditions here. Mental health conditions affect 12.6% of the population, which is well above the Australian figure of 8.8%.
12.6%
Higher than 84% 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 Yelarbon, the largest group is None at 49%, followed by One condition (27%) and Two conditions (16%).
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
The proportion of people needing help with daily activities is 13.1%, which is among the highest for similar areas. This figure has risen by 9.1 percentage points since 2011, when it was just 4.0%.
13.1% ▲ +226.6%
Higher than 97% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 4.0%
- 2016: 7.0%
- 2021: 13.1%
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 Yelarbon [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL322138/yelarbon/topic/health-disability