41.3%
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Ballina · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Ballina
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Forty-one per cent of people in Ballina live with a long-term health condition, which is far above the national figure. This high rate of chronic illness is a defining feature of the area's health profile compared to other similar places.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions are much more common here than in most areas, affecting 13.2% of residents. Arthritis is the most reported long-term condition at 15%, while nearly half of the population reports having no long-term health issues.
13.2%
Higher than 88% 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 Ballina, None is the majority at 55%; One condition is next at 26%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily life is more challenging for many locals, with 11.9% of people needing help with daily activities. This is well above the 5.8% seen across both New South Wales and Australia.
11.9% ▲ +10.2%
Higher than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.8%
- 2016: 10.7%
- 2021: 11.9%
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 Ballina [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10163/ballina/topic/health-disability