34.6%
Higher than 94% 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.
Health challenges are among the highest for any similar area in Remote Australia. About 34.6% of people live with a long-term health condition, which is well above the national figure of 27.7%. This reflects a significant burden of illness across these distant regions.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions are much more common here than in most areas, affecting 10.7% of the population. Arthritis is the most reported long-term condition at 13.9%, followed by asthma at 8.6%.
10.7%
Higher than 76% 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 61%; One condition is next at 24%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily living is more difficult for a higher proportion of people here than across Australia, with 7.7% needing help with daily activities. This figure has risen by 2.0 percentage points since 2011.
7.7% ▲ +35.5%
Higher than 99% of remoteness area areas.
- 2011: 5.7%
- 2016: 6.7%
- 2021: 7.7%
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/RA63/remote-australia/topic/health-disability