24.6%
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Bateman · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Bateman
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A healthy 70% of people in Bateman report having no long-term health conditions. This makes the area's overall health profile well below the national figure, as far fewer residents struggle with chronic illness compared to most other parts of the country.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Only 24.6% of residents have a long-term health condition, which is well below the Australian average of 27.7%. Mental health conditions are also lower than most areas, with 6.5% of people affected compared to 8.8% across the nation.
6.5%
Lower than 66% 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 Bateman, None is the majority at 74%; One condition is next at 20%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Around 5.0% of people in Bateman need some help with daily activities. This is about the same as the figures seen across both Western Australia and the rest of the country.
5.0% ▲ +44.8%
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.4%
- 2016: 4.3%
- 2021: 5.0%
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 Bateman [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50079/bateman/topic/health-disability