30.4%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Lima · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Lima
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
More than 30% of people in Lima live with a long-term health condition, which is well above the state average. While many face chronic health issues, the area reports a remarkably low need for daily assistance. This suggests that most residents manage their health conditions independently.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About 30.4% of people have a long-term health condition, slightly higher than the national figure of 27.7%. Heart disease (13%) and asthma (10.9%) are the most common, yet the area has a much lower rate of mental health conditions than most other places.
0.0%
Lower 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 Lima, None is the majority at 60%; One condition is next at 26%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Only 3.3% of residents need help with daily activities. This is a little below the figures for both Victoria (5.9%) and Australia (5.8%).
3.3% —
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 3.3%
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 Lima [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21505/lima/topic/health-disability