28.9%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Hopetoun · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Hopetoun
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Health and disability patterns in Hopetoun have remained steady over the last decade. Long-term health conditions affect 28.9% of the population, which is a little above the national figure. Most residents live without a chronic illness, with nearly 60% reporting no long-term health problems.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Arthritis is the most common long-term health issue at 11.7%, followed by mental health conditions affecting 8.2% of people. This mental health rate is about the same as the figures for Western Australia and the rest of the country.
8.2%
Higher than 50% 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 Hopetoun, None is the majority at 67%; One condition is next at 21%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
About 5.1% of people in Hopetoun need help with daily activities. This is about the same as the rates seen across both Western Australia and Australia.
5.1% ▲ +104.0%
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.5%
- 2016: 4.2%
- 2021: 5.1%
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 Hopetoun [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50654/hopetoun/topic/health-disability