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City of Greater Bendigo

Need for assistance

In 2021, 8,639 people (or 7.1% of the population) in the City of Greater Bendigo reported needing help in their day-to-day lives due to disability. This was a percentage increase from 2016.

the City of Greater Bendigo'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 City of Greater Bendigo's 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.

Please note: A person's reported need for assistance is based on a subjective assessment and should therefore be treated with caution. See the specific data notes for further detail.

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
City of Greater Bendigo - Persons (Usual residence)20212016Change
Assistance needed by age group (years)Number% of total age groupRegional VIC %Number% of total age groupRegional VIC %2016 to 2021
0 to 41301.81.51091.51.2+21
5 to 94906.35.33354.63.8+155
10 to 199616.55.25984.33.7+363
20 to 592,3383.93.81,9703.53.5+368
60 to 645286.96.54286.36.3+100
65 to 695698.07.54877.87.3+82
70 to 7471311.110.245810.09.2+255
75 to 7968915.814.947513.313.3+214
80 to 8476724.424.453821.622.3+229
85 and over1,43846.746.11,14441.742.3+294
Total persons needing assistance8,6397.16.96,5465.96.0+2,093
Please refer to specific data notes for more information
Need for assistance with core activities summary
City of Greater Bendigo - Total persons (Usual residence)20212016Change
Assistance needed by age group (years)Number%Regional VIC %Number%Regional VIC %2016 to 2021
Total persons needing assistance8,6397.16.96,5465.96.0+2,093
Total persons not needing assistance105,63787.086.495,64386.685.9+9,994
Not stated7,1955.96.68,2907.58.0-1,095
Total Population121,471100.0100.0110,479100.0100.0+10,992
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2016 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
Please refer to specific data notes for more information

Dominant groups

Analysis of the need for assistance of people in the City of Greater Bendigo compared to Regional VIC shows that there was a similar proportion of people who reported needing assistance with core activities.

Overall, 7.1% of the population reported needing assistance with core activities, compared with 6.9% for Regional VIC.

The major difference in the age groups reporting a need for assistance in the City of Greater Bendigo and Regional VIC is:

  • A larger percentage of persons aged 10 to 19 (6.5% compared to 5.2%)

Emerging groups

The major differences in the age groups reporting a need for assistance between 2016 and 2021 in the City of Greater Bendigo were in the age groups:

  • 20 to 59 (+368 persons)
  • 10 to 19 (+363 persons)
  • 85 and over (+294 persons)
  • 70 to 74 (+255 persons)

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