12.3%
Lower than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Murrays Bridge · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Murrays Bridge
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Fewer people live with chronic illness in Murrays Bridge than in most other similar areas. Only 12.3% of residents report a long-term health condition, a figure that is far below the national average of 27.7%. This suggests a generally healthier population across the community.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Long-term health issues are rare here, with 70.8% of people reporting no conditions at all. Mental health conditions are also much lower than most areas at 3.8%, which is well below the Queensland figure of 9.6%.
3.8%
Lower than 80% 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 Murrays Bridge, None is the majority at 81%; One condition is next at 15%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily life is less affected by disability here, as only 3.8% of people need help with daily activities. This is a little below both the state and national figures.
3.8% —
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 3.8%
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 Murrays Bridge [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32086/murrays-bridge/topic/health-disability