28.6%
Higher than 56% of section of state areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Rural Balance · Section of State
Health & Disability in Rural Balance
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Daily life in Rural Balance is shaped by a health profile that mirrors the rest of the country. About 28.6% of people live with a long-term health condition, which is about the same as the national figure. Most residents are healthy, with 60.4% reporting no long-term health issues.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Arthritis is the most common long-term health condition here, affecting 10.1% of people. Mental health conditions affect 7.7% of the population, which is a little below the Australian figure of 8.8%.
7.7%
Lower than 62% of section of state 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 Rural Balance, None is the majority at 68%; One condition is next at 22%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
A little fewer people need help with daily activities here than across Australia, at 4.6%. This figure has barely changed since 2011, when it sat at 4.0%.
4.6% ▲ +15.3%
Lower than 57% of section of state areas.
- 2011: 4.0%
- 2016: 4.2%
- 2021: 4.6%
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 Rural Balance [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sos/SOS13/rural-balance/topic/health-disability