29.2%
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Marangaroo · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Marangaroo
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
About 63.5% of people in Marangaroo report having no long-term health conditions. While most residents are healthy, those who do have chronic conditions are more likely to be living with asthma, arthritis, or diabetes than people in other parts of the state.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Nearly 30% of residents have a long-term health condition, which is well above the Western Australian figure of 26.1%. Mental health conditions affect 8.3% of the population, a rate about the same as both the state and the national average.
8.3%
Higher than 52% 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 Marangaroo, None is the majority at 69%; One condition is next at 21%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
People needing help with daily activities make up 6.6% of the population. This is higher than most similar areas and sits a little above the Western Australian figure of 4.6%.
6.6% ▲ +30.2%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.1%
- 2016: 5.7%
- 2021: 6.6%
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 Marangaroo [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50896/marangaroo/topic/health-disability