15.2%
Lower than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Murphys Creek · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Murphys Creek
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Fewer residents live with long-term health issues in Murphys Creek than in almost any similar area. Only 15.2% of people report a chronic condition, which is far below the national figure of 27.7%. This makes the area exceptionally healthy compared to both the state and the rest of the country.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Long-term health conditions are rare here, with arthritis and asthma both at 8.7% and no one reporting a mental health condition. This is well below the Victorian average of 8.8% for mental health.
0.0%
Lower than 99% 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 Murphys Creek, None is the majority at 90%; One condition is next at 10%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
No one in the area reports needing help with daily activities. This is well below the national figure of 5.8% and the state's 5.9%.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 10.8%
- 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 Murphys Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21838/murphys-creek/topic/health-disability