42.2%
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Batehaven · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Batehaven
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Daily life in Batehaven is marked by significant health challenges, with 42.2% of residents living with a long-term condition. This rate is far above the national figure of 27.7%, placing the area among those with the highest levels of chronic illness for its size.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Chronic illness is common here, and this is especially true for mental health conditions, which affect 13.6% of people—well above the 8.8% national average. Arthritis is the most frequent long-term condition at 16.2%, followed by asthma at 10.6%.
13.6%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality 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 Batehaven, None is the majority at 53%; One condition is next at 27%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
The need for support is high in Batehaven, where 11.6% of people require help with daily activities. This is well above both the state and national figures of 5.8%.
11.6% ▲ +4.4%
Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.1%
- 2016: 12.6%
- 2021: 11.6%
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 Batehaven [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10228/batehaven/topic/health-disability