29.3%
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Balladoran · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Balladoran
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A higher share of people in Balladoran need help with daily activities compared to the rest of the country. While 29.3% of residents live with a long-term health condition, the area has a very low rate of mental health conditions. This mix shows a community where physical health needs are more common than mental health struggles.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions are reported by only 3.6% of people, which is well below the Australian figure of 8.8%. For those with long-term health issues, arthritis and asthma are the most common at 11.4% each, while over half the population reports no long-term conditions at all.
3.6%
Lower than 81% 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 Balladoran, None is the majority at 60%; One condition is next at 20%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily living assistance is needed by 8.6% of residents, a figure that is much higher than most similar areas. This is a little above the 5.8% recorded across both New South Wales and Australia.
8.6% ▲ +113.3%
Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.0%
- 2016: 2.8%
- 2021: 8.6%
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 Balladoran [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10158/balladoran/topic/health-disability