17.9%
Lower than 86% 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.
A health gap of nearly 10 percentage points separates Rural Balance from the national average. This area is remarkably healthy, with far fewer people reporting long-term health or mental health issues than in most other similar regions.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Only 17.9% of people here have a long-term health condition, which is well below the Australian figure of 27.7%. Mental health conditions are also much lower than most areas, affecting just 3.6% of residents.
3.6%
Lower than 87% 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 71%; One condition is next at 18%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Just 3.3% of people need help with daily activities, a little below the national figure of 5.8%. This is still much lower than most similar areas, although the rate rose 2.3 percentage points since 2011.
3.3% ▲ +238.8%
Lower than 81% of section of state areas.
- 2011: 1.0%
- 2016: 3.5%
- 2021: 3.3%
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/SOS93/rural-balance/topic/health-disability