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Health & Disability in Australia

Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.

About 27.7% of people across Australia live with a long-term health condition. This figure reflects the national health landscape, where mental health and arthritis are among the most common reported issues.

Where Australia sits — People with a long-term health condition

27.7%

All australia areas, 2021. The marker is Australia.

Health conditions

Long-term conditions people report.

Mental health conditions are the most frequent long-term health issue at 8.8%, followed by arthritis at 8.5% and asthma at 8.1%. Most people have no long-term health conditions, but 18.8% of the population live with one.

Number of long-term health conditions

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In Australia, None is the majority at 70%; One condition is next at 21%.

None 64.1% One condition 18.8% Two conditions 5.9% Three or more 3.0%

Long-term health conditions reported

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Australia splits fairly evenly between Mental health (18%) and Arthritis (18%), with Asthma at 17%.

Mental health 8.8% Arthritis 8.5% Asthma 8.1% Other condition 8.0% Diabetes 4.7% Heart disease 3.9% Cancer 2.9% Lung condition 1.7% Stroke 0.9% Dementia 0.7%

Need for assistance

People needing help with daily activities.

The number of people needing help with daily activities has risen to 5.8%, up from 4.6% in 2011.

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 Australia [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/aus/AUS/australia/topic/health-disability