24.4%
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Balmattum · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Balmattum
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Fewer than a quarter of people in Balmattum have a long-term health condition, making it a healthier place than most of the country. Only 24.4% of residents report a chronic illness, which is well below the national figure of 27.7%.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Arthritis is the most common long-term health issue at 13.3%, while cancer affects 6.7% of the population. Notably, no residents reported a mental health condition, a figure well below the 8.8% seen across Victoria and Australia.
0.0%
Lower than 99% 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 Balmattum, None is the majority at 70%; One condition is next at 19%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily life is easier for most here, with only 2.2% of people needing help with daily activities. This is much lower than the 5.8% of people requiring assistance across Australia.
2.2% ▼ -33.1%
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.3%
- 2016: 2.7%
- 2021: 2.2%
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 Balmattum [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20118/balmattum/topic/health-disability