24.6%
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Balmain East · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Balmain East
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Fewer people have long-term health issues in Balmain East than in most similar areas. Only 24.6% of residents live with a long-term condition, which is well below the national figure of 27.7%. This trend is mirrored in the low number of people who need daily help.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Long-term health conditions are less common here than in most areas, with asthma being the most reported at 8.5%. Mental health conditions affect 7.7% of residents, which is about the same as the New South Wales figure.
7.7%
Lower than 54% 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 East, None is the majority at 73%; One condition is next at 20%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily assistance is rarely needed in Balmain East, with only 2.7% of people requiring help. This is well below both the state and national figures of 5.8%.
2.7% ▲ +25.1%
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.1%
- 2016: 2.1%
- 2021: 2.7%
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 East [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10166/balmain-east/topic/health-disability