23.1%
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Murtho · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Murtho
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Around 70.8% of people in Murtho have no long-term health conditions. This makes the area much healthier than most similar places, with a very low number of residents reporting chronic illness or mental health struggles.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Only 23.1% of people have a long-term health condition, which is well below the 31% seen across South Australia. Mental health conditions are particularly rare here, affecting just 1.5% of the population compared to the national figure of 8.8%.
1.5%
Lower than 91% 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 Murtho, None is the majority at 79%; One condition is next at 15%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
About 5.1% of residents need help with daily activities. This is a little below the South Australian average of 6.7% and sits about the same as the national figure.
5.1% ▲ +34.3%
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.8%
- 2016: 1.7%
- 2021: 5.1%
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 Murtho [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40992/murtho/topic/health-disability