34.4%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Ball Bay · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Ball Bay
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A striking 34.4% of people in Ball Bay live with a long-term health condition. This is well above the figures for Queensland and Australia, making it one of the areas with the highest rates of chronic health issues. The community faces a significant burden of disease, particularly with joint and mental health struggles.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Arthritis is the most common long-term condition here, affecting 14.3% of residents. While 9.1% of people report a mental health condition, this is about the same as the national figure, though it remains higher than most similar areas.
9.1%
Higher than 60% 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 Ball Bay, None is the majority at 62%; One condition is next at 24%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
About 6.5% of people in Ball Bay need help with daily activities. This is higher than most other areas and slightly above the national figure of 5.8%.
6.5% ▲ +40.8%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.6%
- 2016: 6.4%
- 2021: 6.5%
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 Ball Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30127/ball-bay/topic/health-disability