24.4%
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Mariginiup · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Mariginiup
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Fewer people in Mariginiup report long-term health struggles compared to previous years and other regions. Only 24.4% of the population lives with a long-term health condition, which is well below the national figure of 27.7%.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
A small proportion of the community reports long-term illness, with arthritis being the most common at 8.7%. Mental health conditions affect 7.5% of residents, a figure that is about the same as the Western Australian average.
7.5%
Lower than 56% 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 Mariginiup, None is the majority at 73%; One condition is next at 18%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily life is easier for most here, as only 2.5% of people need help with daily activities. This is well below the national rate of 5.8%.
2.5% ▼ -1.6%
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.6%
- 2016: 2.7%
- 2021: 2.5%
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 Mariginiup [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50904/mariginiup/topic/health-disability