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Harden - Murrumburrah · Urban Centre

Health & Disability in Harden - Murrumburrah

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

Arthritis is the most common long-term health issue in Harden - Murrumburrah, affecting 15.4% of residents. The area faces significant health challenges, with 38% of people living with a long-term condition, which is far above the national figure of 27.7%. This reflects a community with a much higher burden of chronic illness than most similar areas.

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📍 Harden - Murrumburrah, Urban Centre

Where Harden - Murrumburrah sits — People with a long-term health condition

38.0%

All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Harden - Murrumburrah — higher than 75% of areas.

Harden - Murrumburrah38.0%
2587, NSW 34.9%
New South Wales 27.0%

Health conditions

Long-term conditions people report.

Long-term health issues are far more common here than across New South Wales, with 38% of people affected. Aside from arthritis, asthma (12.5%) and mental health conditions (10.3%) are the most frequent, while 6.8% of residents manage three or more conditions.

Number of long-term health conditions

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In Harden - Murrumburrah, None is the majority at 58%; One condition is next at 24%.

None 53.0% One condition 22.1% Two conditions 8.9% Three or more 6.8%

Long-term health conditions reported

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Harden - Murrumburrah splits fairly evenly between Arthritis (22%) and Asthma (18%), with Mental health at 15%.

Arthritis 15.4% Asthma 12.5% Mental health 10.3% Diabetes 8.2% Other condition 7.4% Heart disease 5.7% Lung condition 4.4% Cancer 4.4% Dementia 1.2% Stroke 1.1%

Need for assistance

People needing help with daily activities.

A little above the national figure, 7.9% of people in Harden - Murrumburrah need some help with daily activities. This represents a rise of 1.4 percentage points since 2011, and is higher than most similar areas.

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7.9% ▲ +20.7%

Higher than 69% of urban centre 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 Harden - Murrumburrah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL115076/harden-murrumburrah/topic/health-disability