33.2%
Higher than 79% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Ballarat North - Invermay · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Health & Disability in Ballarat North - Invermay
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A well above average rate of chronic illness marks Ballarat North - Invermay, where 33.2% of people live with a long-term health condition. This is much higher than most other areas, sitting 5.8 percentage points above the Victorian average.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions are most common at 11.6%, which is a little above the national figure. Other frequent long-term conditions include asthma at 10.5% and arthritis at 10.2%, while 59.9% of residents report having no long-term health issues.
11.6%
Higher than 85% of statistical area 2 (sa2) 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 North - Invermay, None is the majority at 64%; One condition is next at 24%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
About 6.0% of people need help with daily activities, a figure that is higher than most areas but about the same as the state and national averages.
6.0% —
Higher than 61% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
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 North - Invermay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/201011482/ballarat-north-invermay/topic/health-disability