36.4%
Higher than 68% of urban centre areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Ballan · Urban Centre
Health & Disability in Ballan
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
More than a third of people in Ballan live with a long-term health condition, which is well above the national figure. This suggests a community facing significant health challenges, with high rates of both physical and mental health issues.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Arthritis is the most common long-term health issue at 13.5%, followed by mental health conditions at 11.8%. These mental health rates are much higher than most similar areas and well above the Victorian figure of 8.8%.
11.8%
Higher than 75% 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 Ballan, None is the majority at 61%; One condition is next at 25%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
The proportion of people needing help with daily activities has risen by 5.5 percentage points since 2011 to reach 8.3%. This is now a little above the national average of 5.8%.
8.3% ▲ +202.7%
Higher than 73% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 2.7%
- 2016: 3.4%
- 2021: 8.3%
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 Ballan [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL215006/ballan/topic/health-disability