32.5%
Lower than 51% of urban area areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Ballina · Urban Area
Health & Disability in Ballina
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Ballina sits around the middle of similar areas for overall health and disability. However, 32.5% of people report a long-term health condition, which is well above the figures for both New South Wales and Australia.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Arthritis is the most common long-term health issue here, affecting 10.9% of residents. Mental health conditions are reported by 10.0% of people, which is a little above the national figure.
10.0%
Lower than 60% of urban area 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 Ballina, None is the majority at 65%; One condition is next at 23%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
People needing help with daily activities make up 6.7% of the population. This is about the same as the state and national figures, and the rate has barely changed since 2011.
6.7% ▲ +5.3%
Higher than 52% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 6.4%
- 2016: 6.5%
- 2021: 6.7%
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 Ballina [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sua/1003/ballina/topic/health-disability