Australia's health 2018: in brief

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Release Date: 20 Jun 2018

Topic: Australia's health 2022

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Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (2018) Australia's health 2018: in brief, AIHW, Australian Government, accessed 26 March 2023.

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Australia’s health 2018: in brief presents highlights from the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare’s 16th biennial report on the nation’s health.

Australia’s health 2018: in brief is a companion report to Australia’s health 2018.

ISBN: 978-1-76054-377-8
Cat. no: AUS 222
Pages: 56

Findings from this report:

On an average day 406,000 visits are made to a general practitioner (GP)
Around 45% of Australians aged 16–85 will experience a mental illness in their life
More than 4 in 5 Australians aged 15 and over rated their health as ‘excellent’, ‘very good’ or ‘good’ in 2014–15
63% of Australians aged 18 and over are overweight or obese

Profile of Australians

Just over 25 million people live in Australia

1 in 30 (3.3%) identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
more than 1 in 4 (26%) are born overseas
around 1 in 5 (18%) have disability
7 in 10 (71%) live in Major cities
more than 3 in 5 (62%) aged 15 and over are employed
2 in 3 (66%) aged 20–64 hold a non-school qualification and about 1 in 3 (31%) have a bachelor degree or higher qualification

Find out more: Chapter 1.2 ‘Profile of Australians’ in Australia’s health 2018.

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