Comprehensive Report: Health and Social Determinants of Ballarat City

This report provides a detailed community profile of Ballarat City, focusing on health and social determinants. It examines the city's population demographics, including age, gender, and diversity, as well as transport and housing statistics. The report highlights key health priority areas, such as healthy eating, mental health, and tobacco use, and compares Ballarat's data with Victorian averages. It also explores the social determinants influencing health outcomes, including employment, income, and access to services. Furthermore, the report discusses the implications for nursing practices within the community, emphasizing the role of community health teams in addressing local needs and promoting healthy lifestyles. References from various academic sources are included to support the analysis.

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Health and Social Determinants
Report on Community Profile of Ballarat City
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Report on Community Profile of Ballarat City
Community Profile Report
City of Ballarat
November, 2017
Population
Total population: 108,762
Gender ratio: 44,879 males
48,622 females
Ages
■ 0 – 14 18,164
■ 15 – 24 14,301
■ 25 – 34 11,652
■ 35 – 44 12,096
■ 45 – 54 12,298
■ 55 – 64 10,852
■ 65+ 14,139
Transport and
Access
39.6% own private car/s
Diversity of
Population
Born in Australia: 498,374
Aboriginal/TI : 2016
Asian: 544
Indian: 972
European: 5656
Languages spoken at home:
English: 88.5
Chinese: 8.6%
Other: 2.9%
Religion:
Catholic: 29.9% %
Muslim: 1.4% %
Anglican: 11.7% %
(Compared to 57%)
Weekly income
Per household: $ 1,098
(Vic average: $1,419/week)
Note:
Wendouree (3355) and
Delacombe (3356) were two
of the most disadvantaged
postcodes in Victoria.
Employment
8.8 % population employed
Part time 34.8 %
Fulltime: 61.6%
Unemployment rate: 3.6%

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7.8% use public transport
5.7% require disability
access
7.8% households did not
have a car
(Vic average: 8.4%)
Housing
36.1% population own their
own home
25.7% population renting
Average dwelling: 6 bed to
4 bath
Gaps/Needs:
Equity issues:
Services required:
Vulnerable groups:
(Vic average 18.4%)
Safety
Crime rate: 40/1000
(Vic average: 20.5/1000)
Types of Crime
Assault: 2.9
Theft: 12.7
Sexual: 11.2
95.2% residents feel safe in
community at night
(Vic average: 65.0%)
Services
Private/Public:
Social/Welfare:
Protection:
Risk factors:
Type of Employment:
Trade: 15.2%
Health: 9.5%
Retail: 11.1%
Professional: 20.9%
Other: 1.8%
Education
Private Schools: 1,280
Public Schools: 8,358
Tertiary institutions: 2,069
Completed year 12: 20.9%
(Vic average: 26.1%)
Left high school: 14.2%
Tertiary Qualifications: 17.3%
Trade Qualifications: 13.6%
Nursing implications when practicing in THIS community?
There is a community health team in the Ballarat and these group aims at delivering

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extensive range of initiatives and services. The nursing group offers a variety of assistance which includes
screening, raising awareness and risk factors regarding health activities as well as educating the community on
healthy lifestyle behaviors. The community nursing practices in the city plays an essential role by providing
education programs, responding to community and clients’ needs across all the age groups (Cowie Scott,
Fletcher, & Graffeo, 2013). However, health promotions as well as illness preventions are some of the major
factors and determinants which one must put into consideration.
Social Determinants
There is overpowering confirmation that social elements have significant impacts on wellbeing.
Youngsters are especially touchy to social determinants, particularly in the early years. Life course models see
wellbeing as a formative procedure, the result of various quality and condition associations. Unfavorable early
social exposures move toward becoming modified into natural frameworks, setting off chains of hazard that
can bring about perpetual ailment in midlife and past. Positive wellbeing advancing impacts can set in
movement a more ethical and wellbeing attesting cycle, prompting more ideal wellbeing directions. Mounting
a compelling reaction to social determinants will include both direct social arrangement activities intended to
dispense with destitution and disparity, and circuitous methodologies concentrated on upsetting pathways
between social dangers and weakness results.
To be compelling, these roundabout procedures will require out and out a change of existing tyke
wellbeing frameworks. Guardians and experts must cooperate starting from the earliest stage, raising open
mindfulness about social determinants of wellbeing and executing cross-area put based activities intended to
advance positive wellbeing in adolescence (Fuller, & Thollander, 2013, January ).
Health Priority Areas
The City of Ballarat has three main health concerns. These are: health eating, prevention of
violence and injuries improving on mental health (Anderson, 2013).
As well as addressing other chronic diseases such as :
 Cancer: 0.5% (1:4%)

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 Heart Disease: 6.4% (Vic average: 8.9%)
 Osteoporosis: 4.4% (17:5%)
 Arthritis: 21.9% (15.1%) Type 2 Diabetes: 5.6% (Vic average: 5.2%) Here you can write WHY this is the
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Healthy Eating
32.9% of population were overweight and
18.8% were classed as Obese.
(Vic average: 21.9% Overweight, 19.0% Obese)
3.0% population meet daily Australian
Guidelines for fruit and vegetable intake.
(Vic average: 46.8%)
13.4% meet daily water intake. (Vic average: 9.8%)
Mental Health
17.2% population suffers Mental illnesses.
Mental illness is also another key and prompt challenge which faces Ballarat city and this is even higher as
compared to the towns.

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(Vic average: 17.5%)
23.6% have been diagnosed with Depression
or Anxiety
(Vic average: 26.9%)
Tobacco
The rate of Tobacco smoking in the city is higher compared to other cities such as Victoria and this is evident
with percentage of 15.6% and 13.7% respectively. Moreover, the number of males smoking is higher that of
females because of the natural laws and gender politics in the country.
15.6% population smoke
(Vic average: 13.7%)
Males: 24.9% (Vic average: 8.7%)
Females: 22.7% (Vic average: 5.0%)
4.8% population have chronic respiratory
Diseases. (Vic average: 4.5%)
32.3% population have high blood pressure
(Vic average: 23.7%)
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People and Culture
Element 1: HISTORY
Ballarat City is located in Australia along the western part in Victoria and it covers about 740
square kilometres based on the 2016 census. The city has a population of about 101,686 and the majority of
people living in the urban reside from the Greater Ballarat metropolitan area. On the other hand, there are
those people who reside from other areas which include Buninyong, Waubra, Addington and Learmonth.
Ballarat city was formed in 1994 and the formation of the city was drawn from the union of key cities such
as Ballaarat, Borough of Sebastopol Shire of Ballarat, Shire of Buninyong, Shire of Bungaree as well as
Shire of Ripon and Shire of Grenville (Framework, 2013).
Observations (include photos) Data and Comparisons (LGA) Resources & References

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The are more European as
compared to Asian and Indians in
the country. There are more
female in the country as compared
to male persons in the country.
Adams, M. C. (2015). A
documentation standard for
the maternal and child
health nurse in Victoria.
Anderson, R. (2013).
Moving from the city to the
country. Australian Journal
of Rural Health, 21(1), 55-
55.
Summary and Analysis:
In understanding the role of health, it important to examine the history of Ballarat Community. Some of the
community outfits which plays a significant role in society. The government policies and structure, culture
and demography are viewed as the key influencers to the healthcare system manifested in the Ballarat city.
In fact, the culture and level of education dictate the understanding of healthcare crisis in the city as a whole
(Crowe, 2013).
Element 2: DEMOGRAPHICS
Thinking back most recent six years of Ballarat's populace, the develop rate is exceptionally steady and solid
running from 1.25% to 7%, adding around 1,065 to 6,521 individuals every year to the general populace. Part

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of specialists was moving to Ballarat to exploit business openings in tourism industry, which adds to the
populace development. Less expensive lodging cost contrasted and Melbourne additionally influences
individuals to live here. Then again, Ballarat is a famous city for oversea understudies (Li et al., 2013).
Observations (include photos) Data and Comparisons (LGA) Resources & References
The demographic distribution of
the country mainly represented as
follows: religious cosmetics of
Ballarat is 29.8% No religion,
29.9% Catholic, 8.7% Religious
connection not expressed, 11.7%
Anglican, 7.0% Uniting Church,
2.5% Presbyterian and Reformed,
2.0% Christian, 1.4% Other
religious alliance, 1.0% Churches
of Christ, 0.9% Other Religious
Groups
Balasubramanian, V., & Stranieri,
A. (2014, December). A scalable
cloud Platform for Active
healthcare monitoring
applications. In e-Learning, e-
Management and e-Services
(IC3e), 2014 IEEE Conference on
(pp. 93-98). IEEE
Balkumar, K., Thomas, R. A.,
Anbuudayasankar, S. P., Ganesh,
K., Silvian, S. P., & Joy, G. V.
(2014). Effective healthcare
management in India–the role of
knowledge management.
International Journal of Value
Chain Management, 7(2), 97-723.
Summary and Analysis:
As indicated by Australia statistics, the main five nation of birth for individuals in Ballarat are: Australia,
India, New Zealand, England as well as China. The best five dialects talked in Ballarat are: English,
Cantonese, Italian, Mandarin and Punjabi. The religious cosmetics of Ballarat is 29.8% No religion, 29.9%
Catholic, 8.7% Religious connection not expressed, 11.7% Anglican, 7.0% Uniting Church, 2.5%
Presbyterian and Reformed, 2.0% Christian, 1.4% Other religious alliance, 1.0% Churches of Christ, 0.9%