43.1%
Higher than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Murray Town · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Murray Town
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A far higher proportion of people live with long-term health conditions in Murray Town than in the rest of the state. About 43.1% of residents have a chronic health issue, which is 15 percentage points above the national figure. This makes it one of the areas with the highest rates of long-term illness for its size.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions are well above the national figure at 15.5%, while arthritis is the most common long-term condition at 25.9%. More than 12% of people manage three or more health conditions, contributing to a total health burden far above that of South Australia.
15.5%
Higher than 93% 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 Town, None is the majority at 59%; One condition is next at 20%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
The 5.2% of people who need help with daily activities is about the same as the Australian figure and slightly below the state average.
5.2% —
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 5.2%
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 Town [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40991/murray-town/topic/health-disability