24.1%
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Balaclava · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Balaclava
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
About 67% of Balaclava residents report having no long-term health conditions. This makes the area healthier than most, with far fewer people living with chronic illness than the national average. However, mental health challenges are more common here than in other similar places.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Only 24.1% of people have a long-term health condition, which is well below the 27.7% national figure. Despite this, 11% of residents live with a mental health condition, a rate a little above the 8.8% seen across Australia.
11.0%
Higher than 76% 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 Balaclava, None is the majority at 73%; One condition is next at 20%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily life is easier for most here, as only 3.4% of people need help with daily activities. This is a little below the 5.8% reported across Australia and lower than most similar areas.
3.4% ▲ +26.0%
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.7%
- 2016: 3.0%
- 2021: 3.4%
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 Balaclava [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20105/balaclava/topic/health-disability