Rural health
Most recent releases
Rural, regional and remote health: indicators of health status and determinants of health (31 March 2008)
Rural, regional and remote health: a study on mortality (2nd edition) (18 December 2007)
Rural, regional and remote health: mortality trends 1992-2003 (29 March 2006)
Rural, regional and remote health: information framework and indicators. Version 1b (11 November 2005)
Popular titles
Australia's health 2008 (24 June 2008)
Australia's welfare 2007 (6 December 2007)
The health of populations living in rural and remote areas of Australia is commonly perceived as being poorer than those living in capital cities and other metropolitan areas. There is also evidence that medical services in rural and remote Australia are not as accessible as in metropolitan areas and that rural populations are exposed to different health risks. This portal highlights some of these risks, the associated statistics and the current work being done on Rural Health in Australia.