34.9%
Higher than 86% of council (lga) areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Ballarat · Council (LGA)
Health & Disability in Ballarat
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Mental health conditions are a major concern in Ballarat, where 13.1% of residents report this struggle. This is among the highest rates for areas of this size, contributing to a wider trend where over a third of the population lives with a long-term health issue.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Long-term health conditions affect 34.9% of people here, which is well above the 27.4% seen across Victoria. Mental health is the most common issue at 13.1%, followed by asthma at 11.4% and arthritis at 10.5%.
13.1%
Higher than 99% 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 Ballarat, None is the majority at 62%; One condition is next at 25%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Help with daily activities is needed by 7.4% of people, a figure that is a little above the national average of 5.8%. This need has risen by 1.7 percentage points since 2011.
7.4% ▲ +29.9%
Higher than 83% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 5.7%
- 2016: 6.2%
- 2021: 7.4%
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/lga/LGA20570/ballarat/topic/health-disability