In 2021, there were 313 separate houses in the area, 23 medium density dwellings, and no high density dwellings. In addition, there were 15 caravans/cabins/houseboats in the area.
Analysis of the types of dwellings in Hope Vale Aboriginal (S) in 2021 shows that 89.2% of all dwellings were separate houses; 6.6% were medium density dwellings, and 0% were in high density dwellings, compared with 84.9%, 6.7%, and 0.0% in the Mareeba (S) respectively.
In 2021, a total of 88.7% of the dwellings in Hope Vale Aboriginal (S) were occupied on Census night, compared to 90.7% in Mareeba (S). The proportion of unoccupied dwellings was 11.3%, which is larger compared to that found in Mareeba (S) (9.0%).