48.5%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Marnoo · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Marnoo
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Far more people report long-term health issues in Marnoo than in most similar areas. Nearly half the population lives with a chronic condition, which is a huge gap compared to the national figure. This trend is seen across both physical and mental health.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About 48.5% of people here have a long-term health condition, far above the 27.7% national average. This includes arthritis (22.2%) and mental health conditions (14.1%), the latter of which is well above the Australian figure.
14.1%
Higher than 90% 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 Marnoo, the largest group is None at 49%, followed by One condition (24%) and Two conditions (20%).
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Despite the high rate of health conditions, only 4% of residents need help with daily activities. This is a little below the 5.8% seen across Australia.
4.0% ▼ -15.2%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.8%
- 2016: 9.8%
- 2021: 4.0%
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 Marnoo [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21609/marnoo/topic/health-disability