31.4%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Murray Downs · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Murray Downs
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
More people than usual live with long-term health issues in Murray Downs. While 31.4% of residents report a chronic condition, the area sees a much lower rate of mental health struggles compared to the rest of the country.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Long-term health conditions are well above the state and national figures, with arthritis affecting 11.3% and asthma 9.5% of residents. In contrast, only 5.5% of people have a mental health condition, which is well below the Australian figure of 8.8%.
5.5%
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people reporting a long-term mental health condition (incl. depression or anxiety).
Number of long-term health conditions
View on map →In Murray Downs, None is the majority at 66%; One condition is next at 26%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
About 4.4% of people in Murray Downs need help with daily activities. This is a little below the New South Wales and national figures of 5.8%.
4.4% ▲ —
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 1.1%
- 2021: 4.4%
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 Downs [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12863/murray-downs/topic/health-disability