24.5%
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Murrumbeena · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Murrumbeena
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Far fewer people live with long-term health issues in Murrumbeena compared to most similar areas. Only 24.5% of residents report a long-term condition, which is well below the national figure of 27.7%. This suggests a population that is generally healthier than the average Australian.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health is the most common long-term condition here, affecting 8.1% of people, which is about the same as the state and national figures. Most residents report no long-term health issues at all, while 18.2% live with one condition.
8.1%
Higher than 50% 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 Murrumbeena, None is the majority at 74%; One condition is next at 19%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
A little fewer people need help with daily activities in Murrumbeena than in the rest of Victoria. The rate is 4.6%, which is slightly lower than the state's 5.9% and the national figure of 5.8%.
4.6% ▲ +20.1%
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.8%
- 2016: 4.4%
- 2021: 4.6%
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 Murrumbeena [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21849/murrumbeena/topic/health-disability