26.4%
Lower than 54% 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.
The number of people needing help with daily activities in Inner Regional Australia has more than doubled since 2011. While 3.0% of the population now requires this support, it remains much lower than most similar areas. Overall, health profiles here are fairly typical, with about 26.4% of people living with a long-term condition.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About 26.4% of people have a long-term health condition, which is a little below the national figure of 27.7%. Asthma is the most common long-term issue at 9.6%, followed by mental health conditions affecting 9.1% of the population.
9.1%
Higher than 56% 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 71%; One condition is next at 20%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Only 3.0% of people need help with daily activities, a figure that is much lower than most similar areas and a little below the Australian average of 5.8%.
3.0% ▲ +122.2%
Lower than 85% of remoteness area areas.
- 2011: 1.4%
- 2016: 3.0%
- 2021: 3.0%
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 Inner Regional Australia [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ra/RA81/inner-regional-australia/topic/health-disability