16.3%
Lower than 96% of urban centre areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Yorke Island · Urban Centre
Health & Disability in Yorke Island
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Fewer people need help with daily activities on Yorke Island than they did in 2011, and the community's overall health is very strong. Only 16.3% of residents have a long-term health condition, which is far below the national figure of 27.7%.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Long-term health issues are rare here, with 75.3% of people reporting none at all. This includes mental health conditions, which affect only 1.8% of residents—well below the 8.8% national average.
1.8%
Lower than 98% 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 Yorke Island, None is the majority at 82%; One condition is next at 17%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
The number of people needing help with daily tasks fell from 7.7% in 2011 to 4.2% in 2021. This is much lower than most similar areas and slightly below the Queensland figure of 6.0%.
4.2% ▼ -44.9%
Lower than 76% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 7.7%
- 2016: 6.0%
- 2021: 4.2%
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 Yorke Island [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL322139/yorke-island/topic/health-disability