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Murphys Creek · Urban Centre

Health & Disability in Murphys Creek

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

A rising need for daily help has emerged in Murphys Creek, where 4.3% of people now require assistance. This shift comes alongside high rates of chronic illness, with nearly 37% of residents living with a long-term health condition.

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📍 Murphys Creek, Urban Centre

Where Murphys Creek sits — People with a long-term health condition

36.9%

All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Murphys Creek — higher than 71% of areas.

Murphys Creek36.9%
4352, QLD 28.8%
Queensland 28.8%

Health conditions

Long-term conditions people report.

Mental health conditions are especially common here, affecting 18.9% of people—a figure far above the national rate of 8.8%. Other frequent long-term issues include arthritis and asthma, while 53.2% of residents report having no long-term health conditions at all.

Number of long-term health conditions

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In Murphys Creek, None is the majority at 60%; One condition is next at 26%.

None 53.2% One condition 23.6% Two conditions 7.3% Three or more 5.2%

Long-term health conditions reported

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In Murphys Creek, the largest group is Mental health at 27%, followed by Other condition (20%) and Arthritis (19%).

Mental health 18.9% Other condition 14.2% Arthritis 13.7% Asthma 10.3% Heart disease 5.6% Stroke 2.6% Diabetes 2.1% Cancer 1.3% Dementia 1.3% Lung condition 1.3%

Need for assistance

People needing help with daily activities.

The number of people needing help with daily activities rose 4.3 percentage points since 2011. At 4.3%, this is currently much lower than most similar areas and sits a little below the Queensland figure of 6.0%.

People needing help with daily activities

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4.3% ▲ —

Lower than 76% 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 Murphys Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL322090/murphys-creek/topic/health-disability