34.4%
Higher than 92% of federal electorate areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
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Health & Disability in Ballarat
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Much higher rates of long-term illness than most similar areas define Ballarat. About 34.4% of people live with a long-term health condition, a figure well above the national average of 27.7%. This includes a particularly high number of residents managing mental health challenges.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions are among the highest at this level, affecting 12.4% of people. Other common long-term illnesses in Ballarat include asthma at 11% and arthritis at 10.6%, while 57.5% of residents report having no long-term conditions.
12.4%
Higher than 89% of federal electorate 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 Ballarat, None is the majority at 63%; One condition is next at 25%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
People needing help with daily activities make up 7% of the population, which is much higher than in most similar areas. This need for assistance has risen by 1.6 percentage points since 2011 and is a little above the national figure of 5.8%.
7.0% ▲ +29.0%
Higher than 84% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 5.4%
- 2016: 5.8%
- 2021: 7.0%
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 Ballarat [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ced/CED202/ballarat/topic/health-disability