20.2%
Lower than 80% of remoteness area areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Outer Regional Australia · Remoteness Area
Health & Disability in Outer Regional Australia
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Far fewer people live with long-term health issues in Outer Regional Australia than in most other areas. Only 20.2% of the population reports a long-term condition, which is well below the national figure of 27.7%.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions are also less common here at 5.9%, a little below the Australian average of 8.8%. Most people report no long-term health issues, while the most frequent conditions listed are other ailments (6.5%) and asthma (6.1%).
5.9%
Lower than 73% 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 Outer Regional Australia, None is the majority at 77%; One condition is next at 17%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Only 3.7% of people need help with daily activities, which is much lower than in most similar areas. This figure has risen slightly since 2011, when it was 2.6%.
3.7% ▲ +43.9%
Lower than 76% of remoteness area areas.
- 2011: 2.6%
- 2016: 2.9%
- 2021: 3.7%
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 Outer Regional Australia [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ra/RA72/outer-regional-australia/topic/health-disability