32.3%
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Balladong · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Balladong
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A significant gap exists between Balladong and the rest of the country, with 32.3% of residents living with a long-term health condition. This is well above the 27.7% national figure. While many face chronic illness, the area reports very few mental health struggles.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Long-term health issues are more common here than in most areas, with cancer (12.9%) and arthritis (11.8%) being the most frequent. In contrast, only 3.2% of people have a mental health condition, which is well below the Western Australian figure of 8.3%.
3.2%
Lower than 83% 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 Balladong, None is the majority at 62%; One condition is next at 24%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
No one in Balladong reported needing help with daily activities. This is well below the 5.8% national figure and much lower than most similar areas.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 3.9%
- 2021: 0.0%
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 Balladong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50059/balladong/topic/health-disability