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Health & Disability in Remainder of State/Territory

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

Far fewer people live with long-term health issues in the Remainder of State/Territory than in most similar areas. Only 24.8% of the population reports a long-term health condition, which is a little below the national figure of 27.7%.

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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

24.8%

All section of state range areas, 2021. The marker is Remainder of State/Territory — lower than 74% of areas.

Health conditions

Long-term conditions people report.

Mental health conditions are reported by 6.6% of residents, a figure that is much lower than most areas and a little below the Australian average of 8.8%. Among those with health issues, arthritis is the most common condition at 8.2%, while 60% of people report having no long-term conditions at all.

Number of long-term health conditions

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In Remainder of State/Territory, None is the majority at 71%; One condition is next at 21%.

None 60.0% One condition 17.5% Two conditions 5.1% Three or more 2.2%

Long-term health conditions reported

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Remainder of State/Territory splits fairly evenly between Arthritis (20%) and Asthma (16%), with Mental health at 16%.

Arthritis 8.2% Asthma 6.6% Mental health 6.6% Other condition 6.1% Diabetes 3.9% Heart disease 3.6% Cancer 3.0% Lung condition 1.5% Stroke 0.7% Dementia 0.4%

Need for assistance

People needing help with daily activities.

Only 3.3% of people in the Remainder of State/Territory need help with daily activities, which is much lower than most areas and a little below the national figure of 5.8%. This need for assistance has risen slightly since 2011, increasing from 2.4% to 3.3%.

People needing help with daily activities

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3.3% ▲ +38.8%

Lower than 86% 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/SOSR531/remainder-of-state-territory/topic/health-disability