32.8%
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Marradong · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Marradong
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Mental health challenges have become a defining health feature for Marradong, where 22.4% of residents live with such a condition. This is far above the national figure of 8.8%, contributing to a wider trend of long-term health issues affecting more people here than in most similar areas.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About 32.8% of people have a long-term health condition, which is well above the Western Australian average. Mental health is the most common issue at 22.4%, followed by asthma and heart disease at 8.6% each.
22.4%
Higher than 99% 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 Marradong, None is the majority at 62%; One condition is next at 21%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Surprisingly, no one in the area reports needing help with daily activities. This is well below both the state and national figures.
0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.3%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
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 Marradong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50908/marradong/topic/health-disability