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Hope Vale · Council (LGA)

Health & Disability in Hope Vale

Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.

Far fewer people report long-term health struggles in Hope Vale than in the rest of the country. Only 17.7% of residents live with a long-term health condition, which is far below the national figure of 27.7%. This makes the area stand out as having some of the lowest rates of chronic illness across similar regions.

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📍 Hope Vale, Council (LGA)

Where Hope Vale sits — People with a long-term health condition

17.7%

All council (lga) areas, 2021. The marker is Hope Vale — lower than 92% of areas.

Hope Vale17.7%
Rest of Qld 29.1%
Queensland 28.8%

Health conditions

Long-term conditions people report.

Diabetes is the most common long-term condition here at 10.5%, while mental health conditions are well below the national average at just 1.8%. Most people report no long-term health issues at all, with 71.7% of the population falling into this group.

Number of long-term health conditions

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In Hope Vale, None is the majority at 80%; One condition is next at 15%.

None 71.7% One condition 13.1% Two conditions 3.5% Three or more 1.4%

Long-term health conditions reported

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In Hope Vale, the largest group is Diabetes at 40%, followed by Other condition (13%) and Heart disease (12%).

Diabetes 10.5% Other condition 3.5% Heart disease 3.2% Asthma 3.1% Mental health 1.8% Arthritis 1.5% Lung condition 0.9% Stroke 0.8% Dementia 0.6% Cancer 0.5%

Need for assistance

People needing help with daily activities.

Needing help with daily activities is much less common here than in Queensland, affecting 2.6% of people. This figure has barely changed since 2011, when it stood at 2.9%.

People needing help with daily activities

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2.6% ▼ -10.3%

Lower than 91% of council (lga) areas.

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 Hope Vale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA33830/hope-vale/topic/health-disability