29.5%
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Balliang · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Balliang
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
About 29.5% of people in Balliang live with a long-term health condition. This is a little above the figures for Victoria and Australia, though the community has a lower rate of mental health conditions than most other areas.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Common long-term health issues include asthma at 10.2%, arthritis at 8.3%, and diabetes at 7.9%. While a little more than a quarter of residents have a chronic condition, 52.8% of people report having none at all.
5.9%
Lower than 71% 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 Balliang, None is the majority at 64%; One condition is next at 23%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
People needing help with daily activities make up 4.3% of the population. This is a little below the national figure of 5.8% and the Victorian rate of 5.9%.
4.3% ▲ +16.0%
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.7%
- 2016: 5.5%
- 2021: 4.3%
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 Balliang [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20115/balliang/topic/health-disability