32.4%
Higher than 79% 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.
Much higher rates of health conditions than most similar areas define Inner Regional Australia. About 32.4% of people live with a long-term health condition, which is well above the national figure of 27.7%. This suggests a significant burden of chronic illness across the region.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions are reported by 11.6% of residents, which is a little above the 8.8% national figure. Other common long-term conditions include arthritis at 11.3% and asthma at 9.1%.
11.6%
Higher than 86% 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 65%; One condition is next at 23%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily assistance is needed by 6.4% of people, a figure that is much higher than in most similar areas. This need has risen by 0.8 percentage points since 2011.
6.4% ▲ +14.3%
Higher than 78% of remoteness area areas.
- 2011: 5.6%
- 2016: 6.2%
- 2021: 6.4%
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).
More for Inner Regional Australia
Cite this page
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/RA61/inner-regional-australia/topic/health-disability