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Cairns Regional CouncilCommunity profile

Smithfield

Need for assistance

In 2021, 272 people (or 4.0% of the population) in Smithfield reported needing help in their day-to-day lives due to disability. This was a similar percentage to 2016.

Smithfield'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. Smithfield'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
Smithfield - Persons (Usual residence)20212016Change
Assistance needed by age group (years)Number% of total age groupEarlville %Number% of total age groupEarlville %2016 to 2021
0 to 451.11.50----+5
5 to 9214.42.392.74.4+12
10 to 19262.84.5142.03.5+12
20 to 59862.34.2511.64.8+35
60 to 64154.54.3156.19.80
65 to 69217.712.72412.410.3-3
70 to 74209.712.3139.59.2+7
75 to 792919.314.12323.513.4+6
80 to 842025.028.01728.821.8+3
85 and over4059.729.01935.833.6+21
Total persons needing assistance2724.07.41893.66.7+83
Please refer to specific data notes for more information
Need for assistance with core activities summary
Smithfield - Total persons (Usual residence)20212016Change
Assistance needed by age group (years)Number%Earlville %Number%Earlville %2016 to 2021
Total persons needing assistance2724.07.41893.66.7+83
Total persons not needing assistance6,10090.683.64,75289.783.7+1,348
Not stated3645.49.03586.89.6+6
Total Population6,736100.0100.05,299100.0100.0+1,437
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 Cairns Regional Council compared to Earlville shows that there was a lower proportion of people who reported needing assistance with core activities.

Overall, 4.0% of the population reported needing assistance with core activities, compared with 7.4% for Earlville.

The major differences in the age groups reporting a need for assistance in Smithfield and Earlville were:

  • A larger percentage of persons aged 85 and over (59.7% compared to 29.0%)
  • A larger percentage of persons aged 75 to 79 (19.3% compared to 14.1%)
  • A smaller percentage of persons aged 65 to 69 (7.7% compared to 12.7%)
  • A smaller percentage of persons aged 80 to 84 (25.0% compared to 28.0%)

Emerging groups

There were no major differences in Smithfield between 2016 and 2021.

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