30.3%
Lower than 64% of urban centre areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Balranald · Urban Centre
Health & Disability in Balranald
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
More people in Balranald now need help with daily tasks, with 7.2% of the population requiring assistance. While long-term health conditions are less common here than in most similar areas, they are still more frequent than the national figure.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About 30.3% of residents have a long-term health condition, which is a little above the Australian figure of 27.7%. Arthritis (11.0%) and asthma (9.3%) are the most common, though mental health conditions are much lower here than in most areas.
5.4%
Lower than 88% 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 Balranald, None is the majority at 64%; One condition is next at 22%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
The proportion of people needing help with daily activities has risen by 1.7 percentage points since 2011. At 7.2%, this is a little above the New South Wales figure of 5.8%.
7.2% ▲ +30.0%
Higher than 61% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 5.6%
- 2016: 4.5%
- 2021: 7.2%
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 Balranald [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL115005/balranald/topic/health-disability