33.8%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Balingup · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Balingup
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Arthritis is the most common long-term health issue in Balingup, where 13.5% of people live with the condition. This town has a higher rate of long-term health issues than most other areas, with about 33.8% of residents reporting a lasting health problem.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Long-term health conditions are well above the national figure of 27.7%. Mental health conditions are also a little higher than the state and national rates, affecting 10.1% of the population.
10.1%
Higher than 69% 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 Balingup, None is the majority at 64%; One condition is next at 24%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
About 5.8% of people need help with daily activities. This is a little above the Western Australian rate of 4.6%, though it is about the same as the Australian average.
5.8% ▲ +13.2%
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.2%
- 2016: 4.2%
- 2021: 5.8%
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 Balingup [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50056/balingup/topic/health-disability