20.7%
Lower than 78% 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 significantly lower share of people report long-term health issues in Remote Australia compared to the rest of the country. Only 20.7% of residents live with a long-term health condition, which is well below the national figure of 27.7%. This suggests a generally healthier population across these vast regions.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Long-term health conditions are much less common here than in most areas, with asthma (6.6%) and mental health (5.9%) being the most reported. Mental health conditions specifically are a little below the Australian rate of 8.8%.
5.9%
Lower than 72% 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 75%; One condition is next at 18%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Fewer people need help with daily activities here than in most other areas. Only 2.9% of residents require this assistance, a figure that is a little below the national 5.8% and has barely changed since 2011.
2.9% ▲ +21.0%
Lower than 86% of remoteness area areas.
- 2011: 2.4%
- 2016: 2.5%
- 2021: 2.9%
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/RA53/remote-australia/topic/health-disability