21.1%
Lower than 76% of remoteness area areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Very Remote Australia · Remoteness Area
Health & Disability in Very Remote Australia
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Fewer people report long-term health struggles in Very Remote Australia than in most other areas. Only 21.1% of the population lives with a long-term health condition, which is well below the national figure of 27.7%. This pattern extends to mental health, where the reported rate is much lower than in similar regions.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Only 4.4% of people here have a mental health condition, which is well below the Australian average of 8.8%. Most residents have no long-term health issues at all, with 63.9% reporting none and 15% reporting just one.
4.4%
Lower than 85% 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 Very Remote Australia, None is the majority at 75%; One condition is next at 18%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily help is required by 3.7% of the population, a figure that is lower than most areas and a little below the national average of 5.8%. This need for assistance has barely changed since 2011.
3.7% ▲ +16.3%
Lower than 75% of remoteness area areas.
- 2011: 3.2%
- 2016: 3.4%
- 2021: 3.7%
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 Very Remote Australia [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ra/RA34/very-remote-australia/topic/health-disability