28.0%
Higher than 57% of remoteness area areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Major Cities of Australia · Remoteness Area
Health & Disability in Major Cities of Australia
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Mental health is the most common long-term condition in Major Cities of Australia, affecting 9.6% of the population. This reflects a general health profile that is about the same as the national average, though the area has a higher rate of mental health conditions than most other similar regions.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About 28% of people live with a long-term health condition, which is nearly identical to the Australian figure of 27.7%. While 64.3% of residents report no long-term health issues, others deal with multiple conditions, including asthma (8.5%) and arthritis (8.1%).
9.6%
Higher than 63% 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 Major Cities of Australia, None is the majority at 70%; One condition is next at 21%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily assistance is needed by 5.6% of people, a figure that has risen 1.5 percentage points since 2011. This level of need is higher than in most similar areas, though it remains about the same as the national average.
5.6% ▲ +34.9%
Higher than 60% of remoteness area areas.
- 2011: 4.2%
- 2016: 4.9%
- 2021: 5.6%
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 Major Cities of Australia [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ra/RA30/major-cities-of-australia/topic/health-disability