33.4%
Higher than 86% of remoteness area areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Inner Regional Australia · Remoteness Area
Health & Disability in Inner Regional Australia
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A growing need for support marks the health landscape in Inner Regional Australia, where the share of people needing daily help rose by 1.4 points since 2011. This region faces significant health challenges, with 33.4% of people living with a long-term condition, which is well above the national figure of 27.7%.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Long-term health issues are much more common here than in most similar areas, particularly arthritis and mental health conditions. About 10.9% of people have a mental health condition, which is a little above the Australian average of 8.8%.
10.9%
Higher than 78% of remoteness 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 Inner Regional Australia, None is the majority at 63%; One condition is next at 24%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily assistance is needed by 6.7% of people, a figure that is much higher than in most other similar areas. This is about the same as the national figure of 5.8%.
6.7% ▲ +25.6%
Higher than 84% of remoteness area areas.
- 2011: 5.4%
- 2016: 5.8%
- 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 Inner Regional Australia [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ra/RA21/inner-regional-australia/topic/health-disability