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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 people in Major Cities of Australia now need help with daily tasks than in 2011. While 26% of the population lives with a long-term health condition, this is a little below the national figure of 27.7%.

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Where Major Cities of Australia sits — People with a long-term health condition

26.0%

All remoteness area areas, 2021. The marker is Major Cities of Australia — lower than 57% of areas.

Health conditions

Long-term conditions people report.

Mental health is the most common long-term condition affecting 8.4% of people, which is about the same as the Australian average. Most residents have no long-term health issues, while 18.2% live with one condition.

Number of long-term health conditions

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In Major Cities of Australia, None is the majority at 72%; One condition is next at 20%.

None 66.5% One condition 18.2% Two conditions 5.3% Three or more 2.5%

Long-term health conditions reported

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Major Cities of Australia splits fairly evenly between Mental health (19%) and Other condition (17%), with Arthritis at 17%.

Mental health 8.4% Other condition 7.6% Arthritis 7.4% Asthma 7.3% Diabetes 4.3% Heart disease 3.5% Cancer 2.7% Lung condition 1.5% Stroke 0.8% Dementia 0.7%

Need for assistance

People needing help with daily activities.

Need for daily assistance rose by 1.1 percentage points since 2011 to reach 4.6%. This figure is a little below the national average of 5.8% and is lower than most other areas.

People needing help with daily activities

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4.6% ▲ +29.7%

Lower than 60% of remoteness area areas.

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/RA50/major-cities-of-australia/topic/health-disability