165 —
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 151
- 2021: 165
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Lima East · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Lima East
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Older adults aged 45 to 64 make up the biggest group in Lima East, representing a third of the population. This is a far older area than the national figure, with a typical resident aged 53. The community is small, with 165 people living across the region.
165
—
- 1–1: 689 areas
- 1–2: 0 areas
- 2–3: 119 areas
- 3–5: 108 areas
- 5–7: 243 areas
- 7–11: 241 areas
- 11–16: 514 areas
- 16–24: 579 areas
- 24–36: 898 areas
- 36–53: 1059 areas
- 53–79: 1168 areas
- 79–117: 1203 areas
- 117–174: 1171 areas
- 174–258: 1010 areas
- 258–384: 856 areas
- 384–571: 670 areas
- 571–850: 616 areas
- 850–1,263: 567 areas
- 1,263–1,879: 520 areas
- 1,879–2,794: 590 areas
- 2,794–4,154: 679 areas
- 4,154–6,177: 585 areas
- 6,177–9,186: 528 areas
- 9,186–13,659: 405 areas
- 13,659–20,311: 195 areas
- 20,311–30,202: 96 areas
- 30,202–44,910: 33 areas
- 44,910–66,781: 10 areas
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Lima East — lower than 51% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident here is 53, which is far older than the state and national figures of 38 years. This makes Lima East much older than most similar areas.
53 yrs —
Older than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 51 yrs
- 2021: 53 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Seniors aged 65 and over make up 23% of the population, which is well above the national figure of 17.2%. Meanwhile, children under 15 make up only 14.5%, a rate well below the Australian average.
23.0% —
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 17.9%
- 2021: 23.0%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
14.5% —
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 19.9%
- 2021: 14.5%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Lima East, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 37%, followed by Seniors (65+) (26%) and Children (0–14) (16%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
More than half of residents are married, and those in de facto relationships represent 14.5%, which is well above the state average. No one in the area identifies as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
14.5% —
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 13.0%
- 2021: 14.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Lima East, Married is the majority at 58%; Never married is next at 22%.
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Lima East [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21506/lima-east/topic/demographics-identity