27.6%
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Murdoch · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Murdoch
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Health profiles in Murdoch have remained steady since 2011, with about 27.6% of residents living with a long-term health condition. This rate is about the same as the national figure, though the area sees fewer people reporting mental health conditions than most other places.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions are reported by 7.1% of people, which is a little below the state and national figures. The most common long-term health issues here are arthritis at 8.8% and mental health at 7.1%.
7.1%
Lower than 60% 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 Murdoch, None is the majority at 69%; One condition is next at 21%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
A little more people in Murdoch need help with daily activities compared to the state average, with 5.6% of residents requiring such assistance.
5.6% ▲ +22.6%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.6%
- 2016: 4.2%
- 2021: 5.6%
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 Murdoch [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51064/murdoch/topic/health-disability