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LEARN MORE ABOUT .idIn 2021, 477 people born in United Kingdom in the MidCoast Council, reported needing help in their day-to-day lives due to disability.
The MidCoast Council's disability statistics relate directly to need for assistance due to a severe or profound disability. The information may be used in the planning of local facilities, services such as day-care and occasional care and in the provision of information and support to carers. The MidCoast Council's overseas born disability statistics help in understanding the prevalence of people who need support in the community, and along with information on Unpaid Care to a person with a disability, how that support is provided.
Differences in this topic between overseas-born and total population may be related to age, cultural or other factors.
Q:
Derived from the Census questions:
'Does the person ever need someone to help with, or be with them for, self care activities?', 'Does the person ever need someone to help with, or be with them for, body movement activities?', 'Does the person ever need someone to help with, or be with them for, communication activities?', and 'What are the reasons for the need for assistance or supervision shown in questions 20, 21 and 22?' (as per above).
| Need for assistance with core activities by age | |||||||
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| MidCoast Council - born in United Kingdom | 2021 | 2016 | Change | ||||
| Assistance needed by age group (years) | Number | % | Regional NSW | Number | % of total age group | Regional NSW | 2016 to 2021 |
| 0-17 years | 0 | 0.0 | 1.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 18-64 years | 77 | 16.1 | 17.1 | 76 | 19.8 | 21.1 | +1 |
| 65 years and over | 400 | 83.9 | 81.8 | 307 | 80.2 | 77.9 | +93 |
| Total people needing assistance | 477 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 383 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +94 |
| Need for assistance with core activities summary | |||||||
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| MidCoast Council - born in United Kingdom | 2021 | 2016 | Change | ||||
| Assistance needed | Number | % | Regional NSW | Number | % | Regional NSW | 2016 to 2021 |
| Total persons needing assistance | 477 | 12.7 | 10.0 | 383 | 10.7 | 9.3 | +94 |
| Total persons not needing assistance | 3,244 | 86.0 | 88.7 | 3,138 | 87.3 | 88.8 | +106 |
| Not stated | 49 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 74 | 2.1 | 1.9 | -25 |
| Total people | 3,770 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 3,595 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +175 |
Dominant groups
Analysis of the need for assistance of people born in United Kingdom in the MidCoast Council compared to Regional NSW shows that there was a higher proportion of people who reported needing assistance with core activities.
Overall, 12.7% of the population born in United Kingdom reported needing assistance with core activities, compared with 10.0% for Regional NSW.
The major differences in the age groups of the population born in United Kingdom reporting a need for assistance in MidCoast Council area and Regional NSW were:
- A larger percentage of persons aged 65 years and over (83.9% compared to 81.8%)
- A smaller percentage of persons aged 0-17 years (0.0% compared to 1.1%)
Emerging groups
The major difference in the age groups of the population born in United Kingdom reporting a need for assistance between 2016 and 2021 in MidCoast Council area was in the age group:
- 65 years and over (+93 persons)
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