14.6%
Lower than 98% of urban centre areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Balgo · Urban Centre
Health & Disability in Balgo
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Some of the lowest rates of long-term illness are found in Balgo, where only 14.6% of people report a chronic health condition. This is far below the national figure of 27.7%, marking it as one of the healthiest areas of its type.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Only 3.4% of residents have a mental health condition, which is well below the Australian average of 8.8%. Diabetes is the most common long-term health issue here, affecting 6.1% of the population.
3.4%
Lower than 94% 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 Balgo, None is the majority at 79%; One condition is next at 13%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
About 5.9% of people need help with daily activities, which is around the middle for similar areas. This figure has fallen 1.6 percentage points since 2011.
5.9% ▼ -21.3%
Lower than 54% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 7.5%
- 2016: 3.6%
- 2021: 5.9%
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 Balgo [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL522001/balgo/topic/health-disability