2.1%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Murray · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Murray
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Hardly any residents in Murray report long-term health struggles, making it one of the healthiest areas in the region. Only 2.1% of people live with a long-term health condition, a figure far below the national average of 27.7%. This suggests a population with very few chronic health needs compared to the rest of the country.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions are reported by just 0.7% of people, which is well below the Australian figure of 8.8%. Most residents report no long-term health conditions at all, with asthma being the most common reported issue at 1.6%.
0.7%
Lower than 96% 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 Murray, None is the majority at 95%; One condition is next at 5%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily life in Murray is largely independent, as 0.0% of people require help with their everyday activities. This is well below the 5.8% seen across Australia.
0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.6%
- 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 Murray [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32084/murray/topic/health-disability