35.7%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Batlow · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Batlow
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
More people in Batlow now live with long-term health issues than in previous years. A striking 35.7% of residents report a chronic health condition, which is well above the national figure of 27.7%. This suggests a community with significant ongoing health needs compared to other similar areas.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Chronic health issues are common here, with arthritis affecting 15.7% of people and asthma 8.8%. While 35.7% of residents have at least one long-term condition, mental health rates sit at 8.4%, which is about the same as the New South Wales and national figures.
8.4%
Higher than 53% 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 Batlow, None is the majority at 60%; One condition is next at 24%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily life is more challenging for a higher proportion of residents than in most areas, with 6.1% needing help with daily activities. This is slightly above the New South Wales and national figures of 5.8%.
6.1% ▲ +9.1%
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.6%
- 2016: 6.2%
- 2021: 6.1%
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 Batlow [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10232/batlow/topic/health-disability