28.6%
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Murchison North · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Murchison North
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Murchison North sits around the middle of similar areas for general health and disability. While 28.6% of people live with a long-term health condition, the rate of mental health conditions is lower than in most other areas.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Arthritis is the most common long-term health issue here, affecting 13% of residents. Overall, the 28.6% of people with a long-term condition is a little above the Victorian figure, though mental health rates are a little below both the state and national figures.
6.5%
Lower than 65% 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 Murchison North, None is the majority at 66%; One condition is next at 22%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
About 5.4% of people in Murchison North need help with their daily activities. This is about the same as the figures for Victoria and Australia.
5.4% —
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 3.7%
- 2021: 5.4%
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 Murchison North [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21834/murchison-north/topic/health-disability