22.3%
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Balgowlah · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Balgowlah
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Far fewer people live with long-term health issues in Balgowlah than in the rest of the country. Only 22.3% of residents report a chronic condition, which is well below the national figure of 27.7%. This trend of better-than-average health is seen across both physical and mental wellbeing.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About 72.5% of people here have no long-term health condition, which is much lower than most areas. Mental health conditions are also less common at 6.0%, a little below the 8.8% national average. The most reported conditions include asthma at 6.7% and arthritis at 5.8%.
6.0%
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality 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 Balgowlah, None is the majority at 77%; One condition is next at 18%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily living is easier for most residents, with only 2.9% needing help with daily activities. This is a little below the 5.8% seen across both New South Wales and Australia.
2.9% ▲ +47.4%
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.9%
- 2016: 2.4%
- 2021: 2.9%
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 Balgowlah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10154/balgowlah/topic/health-disability