Rural health - overview
Most recent releases
Rural, regional and remote health: indicators of health system performance (19 September 2008)
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)
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People living in rural areas tend to have shorter lives and higher levels of illness and disease risk factors than those in major cities. It is also true that, on average, people living in rural Australia do not always have the same opportunities for good health as those living in major cities. For example, residents of more inaccessible areas of Australia are generally disadvantaged in their access to good and services, educational and employment opportunities and income.
In contrast, rural Australians generally have higher levels of social cohesiveness, for example, higher rates of participation in volunteer work and feelings of safety in their community.
This site provides a profile of the characteristics and health of people living in rural Australia.
Last reviewed by on 30 September 2008