19.1%
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Balgowlah Heights · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Balgowlah Heights
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Fewer people are reporting long-term health issues in Balgowlah Heights compared to previous years. Just 19.1% of residents live with a long-term health condition, which is well below the national figure. This makes it one of the healthiest areas in the region.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Only 4.2% of people have a mental health condition, a figure well below both the state and national averages. Most residents report no long-term health issues at all, while those who do most commonly report asthma at 5.9%.
4.2%
Lower than 78% 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 Heights, None is the majority at 80%; One condition is next at 16%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
The number of people needing help with daily activities is much lower than in most areas. At 2.3%, this is well below the 5.8% seen across Australia and New South Wales.
2.3% ▲ +18.8%
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.9%
- 2016: 1.8%
- 2021: 2.3%
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 Heights [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10155/balgowlah-heights/topic/health-disability