28.2%
Higher than 54% 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.
About 28.2% of people in Rural Balance live with a long-term health condition. This is around the middle for similar areas and very close to the national figure. Most residents are healthy, with nearly 60% reporting no long-term health issues.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Arthritis is the most common long-term health issue at 10.1%, followed by mental health and asthma, both at 7.9%. The 7.9% of people reporting a mental health condition is about the same as the 8.8% seen across Australia.
7.9%
Lower than 58% 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 21%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
People needing help with daily activities make up 5.3% of the population, which is about the same as the national figure of 5.8%. This need for assistance has risen by 1.2 percentage points since 2011.
5.3% ▲ +30.3%
Higher than 57% of section of state areas.
- 2011: 4.1%
- 2016: 4.6%
- 2021: 5.3%
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/SOS33/rural-balance/topic/health-disability