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Inner Regional Australia · Remoteness Area

Health & Disability in Inner Regional Australia

Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.

Only 21.6% of people in Inner Regional Australia live with a long-term health condition, which is well below the national figure of 27.7%. While this is lower than most similar areas, the region sees a higher rate of mental health conditions compared to its peers.

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📍 Inner Regional Australia, Remoteness Area

Where Inner Regional Australia sits — People with a long-term health condition

21.6%

All remoteness area areas, 2021. The marker is Inner Regional Australia — lower than 74% of areas.

Health conditions

Long-term conditions people report.

Mental health conditions affect 9.4% of the population, which is higher than most similar areas and slightly above the Australian average of 8.8%. Diabetes is the most common long-term health issue at 10.3%, while 43.9% of residents report having no long-term conditions at all.

Number of long-term health conditions

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In Inner Regional Australia, None is the majority at 66%; One condition is next at 20%.

None 43.9% One condition 12.9% Three or more 6.1% Two conditions 3.2%

Long-term health conditions reported

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Inner Regional Australia splits fairly evenly between Diabetes (19%) and Mental health (17%), with Other condition at 14%.

Diabetes 10.3% Mental health 9.4% Other condition 7.7% Asthma 7.4% Arthritis 6.5% Heart disease 5.5% Dementia 2.6% Cancer 2.3% Lung condition 2.3% Stroke 1.0%

Need for assistance

People needing help with daily activities.

About 6.1% of people need help with daily activities, a figure that is higher than most similar areas. This need for assistance has risen by 2.2 percentage points since 2011.

People needing help with daily activities

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6.1% ▲ +55.7%

Higher than 73% of remoteness area areas.

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/RA91/inner-regional-australia/topic/health-disability