25.6%
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Balmain · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Balmain
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A smaller proportion of people live with long-term health issues in Balmain compared to the rest of the country. Only 25.6% of residents report a chronic condition, which is lower than most similar areas. This contributes to a general trend of better health outcomes for the suburb's population.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About 9% of people here have a mental health condition, which is about the same as the national figure. Most residents have no long-term health issues, while 7.4% specifically report having asthma.
9.0%
Higher than 58% 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 Balmain, None is the majority at 73%; One condition is next at 21%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily living is easier for most here, with only 3.6% of people needing help with daily activities. This is a little below the 5.8% seen across New South Wales and Australia.
3.6% ▲ +36.2%
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.6%
- 2016: 2.7%
- 2021: 3.6%
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 Balmain [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10165/balmain/topic/health-disability