26.6%
Lower than 79% of urban centre areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Hopetoun Park · Urban Centre
Health & Disability in Hopetoun Park
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A growing need for support marks the latest data for Hopetoun Park, where the proportion of people needing help with daily activities rose from 0.6% in 2011 to 3.9%. Despite this increase, the area remains healthier than most, with a much lower rate of long-term health conditions than similar places.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Only 26.6% of residents have a long-term health condition, which is much lower than most areas and slightly below the national figure of 27.7%. Mental health conditions are also less common here than in the rest of Australia, affecting 7.2% of people.
7.2%
Lower than 78% of urban centre 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 Park, None is the majority at 72%; One condition is next at 20%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
The 3.9% of people who need help with daily activities is a little below the Victorian average of 5.9%. This figure is also much lower than most similar areas, even though it has increased since 2011.
3.9% ▲ +599.8%
Lower than 80% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 0.6%
- 2016: 5.4%
- 2021: 3.9%
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 Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL221034/hopetoun-park/topic/health-disability