34.6%
Higher than 94% 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.
Arthritis is the most common long-term health issue in Inner Regional Australia, where 12.5% of people live with the condition. This area faces significant health challenges, with long-term health conditions affecting far more people than the national average.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About 34.6% of residents have a long-term health condition, which is well above the Australian figure of 27.7%. This includes 10.5% of people with a mental health condition, a rate much higher than most similar areas.
10.5%
Higher than 73% 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.
The proportion of people needing help with daily activities is 6.8%, which is a little above the national figure of 5.8%. This need for assistance has risen by 1.6 percentage points since 2011.
6.8% ▲ +31.3%
Higher than 86% of remoteness area areas.
- 2011: 5.2%
- 2016: 5.8%
- 2021: 6.8%
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/RA41/inner-regional-australia/topic/health-disability