35.4%
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Ballandean · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Ballandean
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Long-term health issues have become more common in Ballandean, where 35.4% of people now live with a lasting health condition. This is well above the national figure of 27.7%. Arthritis is the most frequent ailment, affecting 15.5% of the population.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
People in Ballandean are much more likely to have a long-term health condition than those in most other areas. Mental health conditions are also more common here, affecting 9.8% of residents, which is a little above the Australian figure.
9.8%
Higher than 66% 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 Ballandean, None is the majority at 63%; One condition is next at 23%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Around 5.1% of people need help with daily activities, a figure that is about the same as the state and national averages.
5.1% ▲ +12.4%
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.5%
- 2016: 5.6%
- 2021: 5.1%
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 Ballandean [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30128/ballandean/topic/health-disability