19.0%
Lower than 93% of urban centre areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Mer (Murray) Island · Urban Centre
Health & Disability in Mer (Murray) Island
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Fewer people live with long-term health issues on Mer (Murray) Island than in most other similar areas. Only 19% of residents report a long-term health condition, which is well below the national figure of 27.7%. This creates a profile of a community with a relatively low burden of chronic disease.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions are very uncommon here, affecting just 1.2% of people, well below the Queensland figure of 9.6%. Among those with long-term health issues, diabetes is the most frequent at 12.1%, while 74.1% of all residents report having no health conditions at all.
1.2%
Lower than 99% of urban centre 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 Mer (Murray) Island, None is the majority at 79%; One condition is next at 17%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily life is relatively independent for most, with 4.7% of people needing help with daily activities. This is a little below the Australian average of 5.8% and has barely changed since 2011.
4.7% ▼ -14.1%
Lower than 71% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 5.5%
- 2016: 2.4%
- 2021: 4.7%
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 Mer (Murray) Island [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL322077/mer-island/topic/health-disability