Rural and remote Of Australia’s 20 million people, 66% live in capital cities, towns or other major metropolitan centres - the remaining 6 million people are spread out across 8 million square kilometres, living in what are referred to as rural or remote areas (Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, 2004).
Rates of suicide and suicide attempts are higher in rural and remote populations of Australia, with very remote regions having suicide rates more than double that of major capital cities (Commonwealth of Australia, 2010).
A number of factors contribute to the high suicide rates in rural and remote areas including:
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Monday, July 26, 2010
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