40.7%
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Murrumburrah · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Murrumburrah
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
More than 40% of residents in Murrumburrah live with a long-term health condition, a figure far above the national average. While many people manage chronic illnesses, the community shows a surprising lack of severe disability requiring daily support.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Long-term health conditions are very common here, with 40.7% of people affected—well above the New South Wales figure of 27%. This includes high rates of arthritis (19.8%) and asthma (14.8%), while mental health conditions are also a little above the national average at 9.9%.
9.9%
Higher than 67% 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 Murrumburrah, None is the majority at 61%; One condition is next at 25%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Despite the high rate of chronic illness, 0% of people in Murrumburrah need help with daily activities. This is well below both the state and national figures of 5.8%.
0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.8%
- 2016: 2.7%
- 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 Murrumburrah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12874/murrumburrah/topic/health-disability