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G21 Region

Need for assistance

In 2021, 22,178 people (or 6.2% of the population) in G21 Region reported needing help in their day-to-day lives due to disability. This was a similar percentage to 2016.

G21 Region'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. G21 Region'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
G21 Region - 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 42751.31.52341.21.2+41
5 to 91,1575.25.38154.23.8+342
10 to 192,1475.15.21,3943.73.7+753
20 to 595,5613.13.84,7163.03.5+845
60 to 641,2635.76.51,1646.06.3+99
65 to 691,4736.97.51,2506.87.3+223
70 to 741,8359.510.21,2309.09.2+605
75 to 791,98215.114.91,39514.013.3+587
80 to 842,24625.524.41,75124.322.3+495
85 and over4,16848.646.13,60745.142.3+561
Total persons needing assistance22,1786.26.917,5685.76.0+4,610
Please refer to specific data notes for more information
Need for assistance with core activities summary
G21 Region - Total persons (Usual residence)20212016Change
Assistance needed by age group (years)Number%Regional VIC %Number%Regional VIC %2016 to 2021
Total persons needing assistance22,1786.26.917,5685.76.0+4,610
Total persons not needing assistance317,84388.486.4269,66287.585.9+48,181
Not stated19,4175.46.621,1156.88.0-1,698
Total Population359,438100.0100.0308,345100.0100.0+51,093
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 G21 Region compared to Regional VIC shows that there was a lower proportion of people who reported needing assistance with core activities.

Overall, 6.2% of the population reported needing assistance with core activities, compared with 6.9% for Regional VIC.

The major differences in the age groups reporting a need for assistance in G21 Region and Regional VIC were:

  • A larger percentage of persons aged 85 and over (48.6% compared to 46.1%)
  • A larger percentage of persons aged 80 to 84 (25.5% compared to 24.4%)

Emerging groups

The major differences in the age groups reporting a need for assistance between 2016 and 2021 in G21 Region were in the age groups:

  • 20 to 59 (+845 persons)
  • 10 to 19 (+753 persons)
  • 70 to 74 (+605 persons)
  • 75 to 79 (+587 persons)

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