30.2%
Higher than 66% 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.
More than 30% of people in the major cities of Australia live with a long-term health condition. This makes the urban population a little more likely to manage chronic illness than the national average, with mental health and arthritis being the most common issues.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions are reported by 9.8% of people, which is a little above the national figure of 8.8%. Overall, long-term health conditions are more common here than in most areas, affecting 30.2% of residents.
9.8%
Higher than 65% 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 68%; One condition is next at 21%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
The proportion of people needing help with daily activities has risen to 6.6% since 2011. This is much higher than most areas and sits about the same as the national figure of 5.8%.
6.6% ▲ +21.4%
Higher than 82% of remoteness area areas.
- 2011: 5.5%
- 2016: 6.0%
- 2021: 6.6%
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/RA40/major-cities-of-australia/topic/health-disability