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City of BoroondaraCommunity profile

Canterbury

Need for assistance

In 2021, 382 people (or 5.0% of the population) in Canterbury reported needing help in their day-to-day lives due to disability. This was a similar percentage to 2006.

Canterbury'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. Canterbury'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
Canterbury - Persons (Usual residence)20212006Change
Assistance needed by age group (years)Number% of total age groupCity of Boroondara %Number% of total age groupCity of Boroondara %2006 to 2021
0 to 40--1.020.70.6-3
5 to 930.82.3173.71.5-15
10 to 19272.31.890.71.0+18
20 to 59310.91.5481.21.1-17
60 to 6481.62.951.52.6+2
65 to 69153.24.20--3.8+15
70 to 74163.76.8187.77.8-2
75 to 793510.812.93516.411.4-1
80 to 845725.624.96329.321.4-6
85 and over17456.152.515553.545.2+18
Total persons needing assistance3825.04.53564.53.5+25
Please refer to specific data notes for more information
Need for assistance with core activities summary
Canterbury - Total persons (Usual residence)20212006Change
Assistance needed by age group (years)Number%City of Boroondara %Number%City of Boroondara %2006 to 2021
Total persons needing assistance3825.04.53564.53.5+25
Total persons not needing assistance7,00091.992.27,18891.191.6-189
Not stated2323.03.33424.34.9-111
Total Population7,614100.0100.07,888100.0100.0-274
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2006 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 Boroondara compared to the City of Boroondara shows that there was a higher proportion of people who reported needing assistance with core activities.

Overall, 5.0% of the population reported needing assistance with core activities, compared with 4.5% for the City of Boroondara.

The major differences in the age groups reporting a need for assistance in Canterbury and the City of Boroondara were:

  • A larger percentage of persons aged 85 and over (56.1% compared to 52.5%)
  • A smaller percentage of persons aged 70 to 74 (3.7% compared to 6.8%)
  • A smaller percentage of persons aged 75 to 79 (10.8% compared to 12.9%)
  • A smaller percentage of persons aged 5 to 9 (0.8% compared to 2.3%)

Emerging groups

There were no major differences in Canterbury between 2006 and 2021.

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