29.6%
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Lima South · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Lima South
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Only 2.1% of people in Lima South need help with daily activities, which is much lower than most other areas. While long-term health conditions are common for the region, the need for daily assistance remains very low. Mental health conditions are more frequent here than in the typical Australian community.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions affect 10.6% of residents, which is a little above the national figure of 8.8%. Overall, 29.6% of people live with a long-term health condition, with arthritis being the most common at 12%.
10.6%
Higher than 73% 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 South, None is the majority at 68%; One condition is next at 17%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Very few people in Lima South require assistance with daily tasks. At 2.1%, this is well below the Victorian average of 5.9% and the national figure of 5.8%.
2.1% —
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 3.0%
- 2021: 2.1%
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 South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21507/lima-south/topic/health-disability