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Outer Regional Australia · Remoteness Area

Health & Disability in Outer Regional Australia

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

A higher share of people live with long-term health issues in Outer Regional Australia compared to the rest of the country. About 33.1% of the population reports a long-term condition, which is well above the national figure of 27.7%. This suggests a greater health burden for people living in these outer regional areas.

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📍 Outer Regional Australia, Remoteness Area

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

33.1%

All remoteness area areas, 2021. The marker is Outer Regional Australia — higher than 84% of areas.

Health conditions

Long-term conditions people report.

Long-term health conditions are much more common here than in most areas, with arthritis (12%) and asthma (9.5%) being the most frequent. Mental health conditions affect 9.7% of residents, which is higher than in most other areas.

Number of long-term health conditions

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In Outer Regional Australia, None is the majority at 63%; One condition is next at 24%.

None 56.6% One condition 21.1% Two conditions 7.6% Three or more 4.4%

Long-term health conditions reported

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Outer Regional Australia splits fairly evenly between Arthritis (21%) and Mental health (16%), with Asthma at 16%.

Arthritis 12.0% Mental health 9.7% Asthma 9.5% Other condition 7.9% Diabetes 5.6% Heart disease 5.4% Cancer 3.8% Lung condition 2.7% Stroke 1.3% Dementia 0.7%

Need for assistance

People needing help with daily activities.

Daily living is more challenging for a larger group here, as 7% of people need help with daily activities. This is much higher than most areas and a little above the national figure, with the need for assistance rising by 1.1 percentage points since 2011.

People needing help with daily activities

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7.0% ▲ +17.7%

Higher than 89% of remoteness area areas.

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 Outer Regional Australia [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ra/RA22/outer-regional-australia/topic/health-disability