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Muswellbrook Surrounds · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Health & Disability in Muswellbrook Surrounds

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

More people live with long-term health issues in Muswellbrook Surrounds than in most similar areas. Around 30.6% of residents report a long-term health condition, which is well above the New South Wales figure of 27.0%. While health challenges are more common here, fewer people require daily assistance compared to other regions.

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📍 Muswellbrook Surrounds, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Where Muswellbrook Surrounds sits — People with a long-term health condition

30.6%

All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Muswellbrook Surrounds — higher than 66% of areas.

Muswellbrook Surrounds30.6%
2333, NSW 31.7%
New South Wales 27.0%

Health conditions

Long-term conditions people report.

Arthritis is the most common long-term ailment affecting 10.5% of the population, followed by asthma at 9.2%. Overall, long-term health conditions are a little above the national average, though mental health rates at 8.5% are about the same as the rest of Australia.

Number of long-term health conditions

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In Muswellbrook Surrounds, None is the majority at 66%; One condition is next at 23%.

None 59.3% One condition 20.6% Two conditions 6.5% Three or more 3.6%

Long-term health conditions reported

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Muswellbrook Surrounds splits fairly evenly between Arthritis (21%) and Asthma (18%), with Mental health at 17%.

Arthritis 10.5% Asthma 9.2% Mental health 8.5% Other condition 6.0% Diabetes 5.4% Heart disease 4.5% Cancer 2.8% Lung condition 2.4% Stroke 0.8% Dementia 0.4%

Need for assistance

People needing help with daily activities.

People needing help with daily activities make up 4.4% of the population, which is a little below the national figure of 5.8%. This need for support has risen by 1.3 percentage points since 2011.

People needing help with daily activities

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4.4% ▲ +42.5%

Lower than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) 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 Muswellbrook Surrounds [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/106041127/muswellbrook-surrounds/topic/health-disability