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Murray Bridge Surrounds · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Health & Disability in Murray Bridge Surrounds

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

More people live with long-term health issues in Murray Bridge Surrounds than in most similar areas. About 31.4% of residents report a lasting health condition, a figure that is well above the national average of 27.7%.

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📍 Murray Bridge Surrounds, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

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

31.4%

All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Murray Bridge Surrounds — higher than 70% of areas.

Murray Bridge Surrounds31.4%
5259, SA 29.5%
South Australia 31.0%

Health conditions

Long-term conditions people report.

Arthritis is the most common long-term health issue here, affecting 10.8% of people, followed by mental health and asthma. While the rate of mental health conditions (9.4%) is about the same as the national figure, the overall prevalence of long-term illness is higher than most other areas.

Number of long-term health conditions

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

None 60.7% One condition 21.3% Two conditions 6.7% Three or more 3.3%

Long-term health conditions reported

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Murray Bridge Surrounds splits fairly evenly between Arthritis (20%) and Mental health (18%), with Asthma at 16%.

Arthritis 10.8% Mental health 9.4% Asthma 8.4% Other condition 7.4% Diabetes 5.8% Heart disease 4.6% Cancer 3.4% Lung condition 2.0% Stroke 0.9% Dementia 0.5%

Need for assistance

People needing help with daily activities.

Around 5.2% of residents need help with daily activities, which is a little below the South Australian average. This figure has risen by 1.0 percentage point since 2011.

People needing help with daily activities

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5.2% ▲ +22.3%

Lower than 54% 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 Murray Bridge Surrounds [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/407031166/murray-bridge-surrounds/topic/health-disability