28.2%
Lower than 73% of urban centre areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Balmoral · Urban Centre
Health & Disability in Balmoral
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A sharp 12 percentage point drop in people needing daily help defines the health profile of Balmoral. While 28.2% of residents live with a long-term health condition, the area's overall need for assistance is much lower than most similar places.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health is the most common long-term condition at 10.4%, which is a little above the national figure of 8.8%. Other frequent conditions include arthritis at 9.3% and asthma at 5.5%, though 61.9% of residents report having no long-term health issues.
10.4%
Higher than 57% 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 Balmoral, None is the majority at 70%; One condition is next at 21%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Only 4.1% of people in Balmoral need help with daily activities, a figure that is much lower than most areas. This is a little below the New South Wales average of 5.8% and represents a significant fall from 16.1% in 2011.
4.1% ▼ -74.5%
Lower than 78% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 16.1%
- 2016: 4.0%
- 2021: 4.1%
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 Balmoral [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL122011/balmoral/topic/health-disability