33.5%
Higher than 58% of urban area areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Bathurst · Urban Area
Health & Disability in Bathurst
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Asthma is the most common long-term health issue in Bathurst, affecting 11.5% of residents. This area sees more health struggles than the state average, with 33.5% of people living with a long-term condition. Mental health challenges are also more frequent here than in most other similar areas.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Long-term health conditions are well above the national figure, with 11.4% of people reporting a mental health condition. This is a little above the Australian average and well above the New South Wales figure.
11.4%
Higher than 67% of urban area 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 Bathurst, None is the majority at 63%; One condition is next at 25%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily activities require help for 6.8% of people in Bathurst, which is a little above both the state and national figures. This need for assistance has rose by 2.3 percentage points since 2011.
6.8% ▲ +51.1%
Higher than 54% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 4.5%
- 2016: 5.2%
- 2021: 6.8%
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 Bathurst [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sua/1005/bathurst/topic/health-disability