29.4%
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Marama · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Marama
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Health needs in Marama have shifted over the last decade, with a significant number of residents now managing long-term conditions. Roughly 29.4% of the population live with a lasting health issue, while a striking 15.7% report a mental health condition.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions are well above the national figure of 8.8% and the state's 9.8%. While about 45.1% of people have no long-term health issues, 27.5% of residents live with one condition.
15.7%
Higher than 93% 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 Marama, None is the majority at 57%; One condition is next at 35%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Needing help with daily activities is much more common here than in most similar areas. At 9.8%, this is well above both the South Australian figure of 6.7% and the national average of 5.8%.
9.8% ▲ +422.9%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.9%
- 2016: 4.8%
- 2021: 9.8%
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 Marama [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40824/marama/topic/health-disability