24.9%
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Marrara · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Marrara
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Far fewer people live with mental health conditions in Marrara compared to the national figure. This is a relatively healthy community where 65.6% of residents report having no long-term health conditions at all.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
While 24.9% of people have a long-term health condition—which is well above the Northern Territory figure—this is a little below the Australian average. Mental health conditions are particularly uncommon here, affecting only 5.1% of residents, which is well below the national rate.
5.1%
Lower than 75% 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 Marrara, None is the majority at 73%; One condition is next at 19%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily life is less affected by disability in Marrara, with only 2.9% of people needing help with daily activities. This is lower than most similar areas and a little below the Australian average.
2.9% ▲ +29.6%
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.2%
- 2016: 2.3%
- 2021: 2.9%
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 Marrara [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL70178/marrara/topic/health-disability