Balmain · State Electorate

Health & Disability in Balmain

Name: Health & Disability in Balmain — 2021 Census
Creator: Australian Bureau of Statistics
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.

Fewer people live with chronic illness in Balmain than in most other parts of the country. Only 24.3% of residents have a long-term health condition, which is well below the Australian figure of 27.7%.

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📍 Balmain, State Electorate

Health conditions

Long-term conditions people report.

Mental health is the most common long-term condition here, affecting 9.3% of people, which is slightly above the New South Wales rate. Most residents report no long-term health issues at all, with 68.5% of the population in this group.

Number of long-term health conditions

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In Balmain, None is the majority at 74%; One condition is next at 20%.

None 68.5% One condition 18.2% Two conditions 4.5% Three or more 1.7%

Long-term health conditions reported

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Balmain splits fairly evenly between Mental health (23%) and Other condition (19%), with Asthma at 19%.

Mental health 9.3% Other condition 7.8% Asthma 7.5% Arthritis 5.7% Heart disease 2.5% Cancer 2.5% Diabetes 2.5% Lung condition 1.1% Stroke 0.5% Dementia 0.5%

Need for assistance

People needing help with daily activities.

Daily life is relatively independent for most, as only 3.7% of people need help with daily activities. This is much lower than most other areas and has barely changed since 2011.

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 Balmain [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED10004/balmain/topic/health-disability

Where Balmain sits — People with a long-term health condition