37.9%
Higher than 75% of urban centre areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Ballina · Urban Centre
Health & Disability in Ballina
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Arthritis is the most common long-term health condition in Ballina, where 13.7% of people live with the disease. This area faces significant health challenges, with a far higher proportion of residents managing chronic illness compared to both the state and national figures.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About 37.9% of people have a long-term health condition, which is far above the New South Wales figure of 27.0%. Mental health conditions are also much more common here than in most areas, affecting 11.7% of the population.
11.7%
Higher than 74% of urban centre 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 59%; One condition is next at 25%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily help is needed by 9.3% of residents, a figure that is well above the Australian average of 5.8%. This need for assistance has risen sharply since 2011, increasing by 4.5 percentage points over the decade.
9.3% ▲ +92.3%
Higher than 81% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 4.8%
- 2016: 8.3%
- 2021: 9.3%
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/ucl/UCL113001/ballina/topic/health-disability