14.6%
Lower than 98% of urban centre areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Yalata · Urban Centre
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Far fewer people report long-term health issues in Yalata than in other parts of the country. Only 14.6% of the population has a long-term health condition, which is far below the national figure of 27.7%. This makes the area stand out as one of the healthiest in its category.
Long-term conditions people report.
Diabetes is the most common long-term health condition here at 8.9%. Mental health conditions are reported at 0.0%, which is well below the 8.8% seen across Australia.
14.6%
Lower than 98% of urban centre areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
0.0%
Lower than 99% of urban centre areas.
Share of people reporting a long-term mental health condition (incl. depression or anxiety).
In Yalata, None is the majority at 81%; One condition is next at 15%.
People needing help with daily activities.
Needing help with daily activities is uncommon, with only 1.3% of people requiring support. This figure is well below the state average and has fallen 3.6 percentage points since 2016.
1.3% —
Lower than 99% of urban centre areas.
Share of people with a core-activity need for assistance due to disability or age.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Health & Disability in Yalata [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL422063/yalata/topic/health-disability