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Muirhead · Suburb / Locality

Health & Disability in Muirhead

Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.

Far fewer people report long-term health issues in Muirhead compared to the rest of the country. Only 14% of residents live with a long-term health condition, which is far below the national figure of 27.7%. This makes it one of the healthiest areas at this level.

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📍 Muirhead, Suburb / Locality

Where Muirhead sits — People with a long-term health condition

14.0%

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Muirhead — lower than 94% of areas.

Muirhead14.0%
0810, NT 20.0%
Northern Territory 19.8%

Health conditions

Long-term conditions people report.

Mental health conditions are much lower here than in most areas, affecting 4.2% of people. This is well below the Australian figure of 8.8% and slightly lower than the Northern Territory's 5.1%.

Number of long-term health conditions

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In Muirhead, None is the majority at 85%; One condition is next at 13%.

None 78.6% One condition 12.0% Two conditions 1.6% Three or more 0.5%

Long-term health conditions reported

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In Muirhead, the largest group is Other condition at 27%, followed by Asthma (21%) and Mental health (19%).

Other condition 6.1% Asthma 4.7% Mental health 4.2% Diabetes 3.1% Arthritis 1.9% Heart disease 1.2% Cancer 0.8% Stroke 0.2% Lung condition 0.2% Dementia 0.1%

Need for assistance

People needing help with daily activities.

Daily life is easier for most residents, with only 2.4% needing help with daily activities. This is a little below the Northern Territory average of 3.6% and well below the national figure of 5.8%.

People needing help with daily activities

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2.4% —

Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.

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 Muirhead [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL70198/muirhead/topic/health-disability