37.4%
Higher than 73% of urban centre areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Batlow · Urban Centre
Health & Disability in Batlow
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Fewer people in Batlow now need daily help compared to 2011, though health challenges remain common. A striking 37.4% of residents live with a long-term health condition, which is well above the national figure of 27.7%.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Long-term health issues are far more common here than in the rest of New South Wales, with arthritis being the most reported condition at 16.6%. While 52.1% of residents have no long-term health problems, about 9.2% live with a mental health condition, which is roughly the national average.
9.2%
Lower than 59% of urban centre 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 58%; One condition is next at 25%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
About 6.7% of people need help with daily activities, a figure that is about the same as the state and national averages. This is a positive trend for the area, as the proportion of people needing this support fell by 2.3 percentage points since 2011.
6.7% ▼ -25.4%
Higher than 54% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 8.9%
- 2016: 7.8%
- 2021: 6.7%
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/ucl/UCL115012/batlow/topic/health-disability