Hopetoun · Urban Centre

Health & Disability in Hopetoun

Name: Health & Disability in Hopetoun — 2021 Census
Creator: Australian Bureau of Statistics
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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

A much lower rate of long-term health issues than most similar areas defines Hopetoun. While 26.4% of residents live with a long-term condition, this is slightly below the national figure of 27.7%.

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📍 Hopetoun, Urban Centre

Health conditions

Long-term conditions people report.

Mental health conditions are reported by 7.2% of people, which is much lower than in most similar areas. Arthritis is the most common long-term health issue here, affecting 10.3% of the population.

Number of long-term health conditions

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In Hopetoun, None is the majority at 71%; One condition is next at 18%.

None 64.6% One condition 16.9% Two conditions 6.3% Three or more 3.4%

Long-term health conditions reported

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No single group dominates in Hopetoun — Arthritis leads at 23%, ahead of Mental health (16%) and Other condition (15%).

Arthritis 10.3% Mental health 7.2% Other condition 7.0% Asthma 6.4% Heart disease 4.1% Cancer 3.7% Diabetes 3.7% Lung condition 2.9% Stroke 0.5%

Need for assistance

People needing help with daily activities.

Daily help is needed by 4.1% of residents, a figure that is much lower than most similar areas. This is a little below the national rate of 5.8% and has fallen since 2011.

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/ucl/UCL521025/hopetoun/topic/health-disability

Hopetoun	26.4%
6348, WA	28.9%
Western Australia	26.1%

Where Hopetoun sits — People with a long-term health condition