24.8%
Lower than 72% of council (lga) areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Balranald · Council (LGA)
Health & Disability in Balranald
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Fewer people live with long-term health issues in Balranald than in most similar areas. Only 24.8% of residents report a long-term condition, which is a little below the national figure of 27.7%. This trend is most visible in mental health, where the local rate is well below the Australian average.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions are much lower here than in most areas, affecting only 5.2% of people. Arthritis (8.1%) and asthma (7.8%) are the most common long-term health problems reported by residents.
5.2%
Lower than 86% of council (lga) 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 Balranald, None is the majority at 70%; One condition is next at 20%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
About 5.6% of people need help with daily activities, a figure that is about the same as the state and national averages. This is up 1.0 percentage point from 2011.
5.6% ▲ +21.0%
Higher than 52% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 4.6%
- 2016: 4.3%
- 2021: 5.6%
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 Balranald [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA10300/balranald/topic/health-disability