24.5%
Lower than 85% of urban centre areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Batesford · Urban Centre
Health & Disability in Batesford
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Far fewer people live with long-term health issues in Batesford than in the rest of the country. Only 24.5% of residents report a chronic condition, which is well below the Australian figure of 27.7%. This makes the area one of the healthiest compared to similar places.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions affect 5.8% of people here, a figure much lower than most areas and a little below the 8.8% seen across Victoria. Among those with long-term health issues, asthma is the most common at 9.6%, while nearly 70% of all residents report having no health conditions at all.
5.8%
Lower than 87% 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 Batesford, None is the majority at 74%; One condition is next at 20%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Only 3.5% of residents need help with daily activities, which is much lower than most similar areas. While this remains a little below the national figure of 5.8%, the proportion of people needing support has risen by 1.2 percentage points since 2011.
3.5% ▲ +49.3%
Lower than 86% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 2.4%
- 2016: 4.0%
- 2021: 3.5%
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 Batesford [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL221004/batesford/topic/health-disability