Northern Beaches Council area
Overseas born - Assistance & disability
In 2021, 65 people [Toggles].[COIIDDisplayLabel] in the Northern Beaches Council area, reported needing help in their day-to-day lives due to disability.
The Northern Beaches Council area'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 Northern Beaches Council area'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.
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).
People [Toggles].[COIIDDisplayLabel]
| Need for assistance with core activities by age | ||||||||
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| Northern Beaches Council area - [Toggles].[COIIDDisplayLabel] | 2021 | 2011 | Change | |||||
| Assistance needed by age group (years) | Number | % | Greater Sydney | Number | % of total age group | Greater Sydney | 2011 to 2021 | |
| 0-17 years | 6 | 9.2 | 5.7 | 0 | 0.0 | 3.6 | +6 | 10 |
| 18-64 years | 13 | 20.0 | 27.0 | 7 | 22.6 | 31.9 | +6 | 20 |
| 65 years and over | 46 | 70.8 | 67.3 | 24 | 77.4 | 64.5 | +22 | 30 |
| Total people needing assistance | 65 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 31 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +34 | |
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing (opens a new window) 2011 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (opens a new window)(informed decisions).
| Need for assistance with core activities summary | ||||||||
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| Northern Beaches Council area - [Toggles].[COIIDDisplayLabel] | 2021 | 2011 | Change | |||||
| Assistance needed | Number | % | Greater Sydney | Number | % | Greater Sydney | 2011 to 2021 | |
| Total persons needing assistance | 65 | 3.4 | 2.0 | 31 | 2.2 | 1.9 | +34 | 8001 |
| Total persons not needing assistance | 1,837 | 94.9 | 96.7 | 1,340 | 96.1 | 96.6 | +497 | 8002 |
| Not stated | 34 | 1.8 | 1.3 | 24 | 1.7 | 1.5 | +10 | 8003 |
| Total people | 1,936 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 1,395 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +541 | |
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing (opens a new window) 2011 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (opens a new window)(informed decisions).
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Dominant groups
Analysis of the need for assistance of people [Toggles].[COIIDDisplayLabel] in the Northern Beaches Council area compared to Greater Sydney shows that there was a similar proportion of people who reported needing assistance with core activities.
Overall, 3.4% of the population [Toggles].[COIIDDisplayLabel] reported needing assistance with core activities, compared with 2.0% for Greater Sydney.
The major differences in the age groups of the population [Toggles].[COIIDDisplayLabel] reporting a need for assistance in the Northern Beaches Council area and Greater Sydney were:
- A larger percentage of persons aged 0-17 years (9.2% compared to 5.7%)
- A larger percentage of persons aged 65 years and over (70.8% compared to 67.3%)
- A smaller percentage of persons aged 18-64 years (20.0% compared to 27.0%)
Emerging groups
There were no major changes for the Northern Beaches Council area between 2011 and 2021.