36.0%
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Pimba · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Pimba
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Arthritis is the most common long-term health issue in Pimba, affecting 24% of residents. This sparsely populated area faces significant health challenges, with many more people living with long-term conditions and needing daily help than in the rest of the country.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Long-term health conditions affect 36% of people here, which is well above the national figure of 27.7%. While arthritis and lung conditions are common, no residents reported having a mental health condition.
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 Pimba, None is the majority at 64%; Two conditions is next at 20%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily help is needed by 12% of the population, a figure that is well above the South Australian average of 6.7% and among the highest for similar areas.
12.0% —
Higher than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 12.0%
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 Pimba [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41153/pimba/topic/health-disability