29.2%
Higher than 62% of remoteness area areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Remote Australia · Remoteness Area
Health & Disability in Remote Australia
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A rise in the number of people needing daily help defines the health landscape of Remote Australia, where 5.3% of residents now require assistance. While most people here have no long-term health issues, nearly 30% of the population lives with a chronic condition, which is slightly higher than the national figure.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Chronic health issues are more common here than in most areas, with 29.2% of people reporting a long-term condition. Arthritis is the most frequent at 9.7%, though mental health conditions are lower than in most areas at 7.8%.
7.8%
Lower than 60% 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 Remote Australia, None is the majority at 67%; One condition is next at 22%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
The proportion of people needing help with daily activities has risen by 0.9 percentage points since 2011 to reach 5.3%. This figure is now about the same as the Australian average of 5.8%.
5.3% ▲ +20.2%
Higher than 52% of remoteness area areas.
- 2011: 4.4%
- 2016: 5.1%
- 2021: 5.3%
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 Remote Australia [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ra/RA43/remote-australia/topic/health-disability