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Western Sydney (LGA)Community profile

Western Sydney (LGA)

Need for assistance

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In 2021, 151,963 people (or 5.8% of the population) in Western Sydney (LGA) reported needing help in their day-to-day lives due to disability. This was a similar percentage to 2016.

Western Sydney (LGA)'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. Western Sydney (LGA)'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
Western Sydney (LGA) - Persons (Usual residence)20212016Change
Assistance needed by age group (years)Number% of total age groupPenrith City %Number% of total age groupPenrith City %2016 to 2021
0 to 42,5821.51.82,1081.31.5+474
5 to 97,1713.95.85,2343.24.6+1,937
10 to 1911,2423.34.78,5802.83.7+2,662
20 to 5939,4402.83.037,9183.02.8+1,522
60 to 6411,7508.77.410,3128.97.4+1,438
65 to 6913,37411.99.411,13611.49.6+2,238
70 to 7415,18116.313.610,83815.713.2+4,343
75 to 7914,75923.419.411,69923.621.2+3,060
80 to 8415,13035.930.612,23135.532.6+2,899
85 and over21,02153.045.419,00355.358.0+2,018
Total persons needing assistance151,9635.85.5129,0565.65.2+22,907
Please refer to specific data notes for more information
Need for assistance with core activities summary
Western Sydney (LGA) - Total persons (Usual residence)20212016Change
Assistance needed by age group (years)Number%Penrith City %Number%Penrith City %2016 to 2021
Total persons needing assistance151,9635.85.5129,0565.65.2+22,907
Total persons not needing assistance2,297,17188.188.02,036,94988.388.2+260,222
Not stated157,4096.06.4141,1896.16.6+16,220
Total Population2,606,543100.0100.02,307,194100.0100.0+299,349
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 Western Sydney (LGA) compared to Penrith City shows that there was a similar proportion of people who reported needing assistance with core activities.

Overall, 5.8% of the population reported needing assistance with core activities, compared with 5.5% for Penrith City.

The major differences in the age groups reporting a need for assistance in Western Sydney (LGA) and Penrith City were:

  • A larger percentage of persons aged 85 and over (53.0% compared to 45.4%)
  • A larger percentage of persons aged 80 to 84 (35.9% compared to 30.6%)
  • A larger percentage of persons aged 75 to 79 (23.4% compared to 19.4%)
  • A larger percentage of persons aged 70 to 74 (16.3% compared to 13.6%)

Emerging groups

The major differences in the age groups reporting a need for assistance between 2016 and 2021 in Western Sydney (LGA) were in the age groups:

  • 70 to 74 (+4,343 persons)
  • 75 to 79 (+3,060 persons)
  • 80 to 84 (+2,899 persons)
  • 10 to 19 (+2,662 persons)

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