41.9%
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Ballarat East · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Ballarat East
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Mental health is the most common long-term condition in Ballarat East, where 16.7% of people live with such a condition. This area faces significant health challenges, with a far higher proportion of residents dealing with long-term illness compared to the rest of the state.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About 41.9% of residents have a long-term health condition, which is far above the Victorian figure of 27.4%. Along with mental health, arthritis (13.5%) and asthma (12.5%) are the most frequent issues reported.
16.7%
Higher than 96% 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 Ballarat East, None is the majority at 54%; One condition is next at 28%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily life is more difficult for many here, as 12.4% of people need help with daily activities. This is well above the 5.8% seen across Australia.
12.4% ▲ +37.3%
Higher than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.0%
- 2016: 8.9%
- 2021: 12.4%
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 Ballarat East [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20112/ballarat-east/topic/health-disability