33.3%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Murrin Bridge · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Murrin Bridge
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A higher burden of chronic illness shapes daily life in Murrin Bridge, where 33.3% of people live with a long-term health condition. This is well above the national figure of 27.7%, with mental health challenges being particularly prominent.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions affect 14% of residents, a figure well above the 8.8% national average. Among the third of the population with long-term health issues, asthma is the most common at 15.8%.
14.0%
Higher than 90% 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 Murrin Bridge, None is the majority at 60%; One condition is next at 27%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Despite the prevalence of chronic illness, no one in the area reported needing help with daily activities. This is well below the 5.8% seen across Australia and New South Wales.
0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.1%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
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 Murrin Bridge [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12868/murrin-bridge/topic/health-disability