26.7%
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Septimus · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Septimus
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A far lower rate of mental health conditions marks Septimus, where only 2.5% of people report such a struggle. This is well below the national and state figures, contributing to a generally healthier profile for the area.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Long-term health conditions affect 26.7% of the population, which is a little below the national figure. Arthritis is the most common issue at 8.3%, while most residents—about 59.2%—report having no long-term health conditions at all.
2.5%
Lower than 86% 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 Septimus, None is the majority at 69%; One condition is next at 18%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
No one in Septimus reports needing help with daily activities, a result that is well below the 5.8% seen across Australia.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
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 Septimus [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32536/septimus/topic/health-disability