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Health & Disability in Remainder of State/Territory

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

A slightly higher rate of long-term health issues than the national average marks the Remainder of State/Territory, where 29.2% of people live with such a condition. While overall health challenges are a bit more common here, the need for daily assistance is lower than across Australia.

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📍 Remainder of State/Territory, Section of State Range

Where Remainder of State/Territory sits — People with a long-term health condition

29.2%

All section of state range areas, 2021. The marker is Remainder of State/Territory — lower than 55% of areas.

Health conditions

Long-term conditions people report.

About 29.2% of people have a long-term health condition, which is a little above the national figure of 27.7%. Arthritis is the most common issue at 10.2%, while mental health conditions are reported by 8.0% of residents, a figure slightly lower than the national average.

Number of long-term health conditions

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In Remainder of State/Territory, None is the majority at 67%; One condition is next at 22%.

None 60.0% One condition 19.9% Two conditions 6.2% Three or more 3.0%

Long-term health conditions reported

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Remainder of State/Territory splits fairly evenly between Arthritis (21%) and Asthma (17%), with Mental health at 16%.

Arthritis 10.2% Asthma 8.4% Mental health 8.0% Other condition 7.3% Heart disease 4.4% Diabetes 4.3% Cancer 3.4% Lung condition 1.9% Stroke 1.0% Dementia 0.4%

Need for assistance

People needing help with daily activities.

The proportion of people needing help with daily activities is 4.6%, which is a little below the Australian average of 5.8%. This figure has risen by 0.9 percentage points since 2011.

People needing help with daily activities

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4.6% ▲ +25.1%

Lower than 72% of section of state range 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 Remainder of State/Territory [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sosr/SOSR231/remainder-of-state-territory/topic/health-disability