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Gunnedah Shire CouncilCommunity profile

Gunnedah Shire

Need for assistance

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In 2021, 409 females (or 6.3% of the female population) in Gunnedah Shire reported needing help in their day-to-day lives due to disability. This was a percentage increase from 2016.

Gunnedah Shire'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. Gunnedah Shire'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.

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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
Gunnedah Shire - Females (Usual residence)20212016Change
Assistance needed by age group (years)Number% of total age groupRegional NSW %Number% of total age groupRegional NSW %2016 to 2021
0 to 471.51.140.90.9+3
5 to 9153.13.392.02.4+6
10 to 19293.73.4162.32.5+13
20 to 59742.43.4682.33.4+6
60 to 64358.86.4164.96.5+19
65 to 69216.77.6144.17.1+7
70 to 74258.710.1249.19.2+1
75 to 793513.915.52811.014.8+7
80 to 845826.627.24926.325.0+9
85 and over11053.150.59848.848.2+12
Total persons needing assistance4096.37.03295.46.4+80
Please refer to specific data notes for more information
Need for assistance with core activities summary
Gunnedah Shire - Total females (Usual residence)20212016Change
Assistance needed by age group (years)Number%Regional NSW %Number%Regional NSW %2016 to 2021
Total persons needing assistance4096.37.03295.46.4+80
Total persons not needing assistance5,50984.986.75,27086.386.1+239
Not stated5738.86.35078.37.5+66
Total Population6,491100.0100.06,106100.0100.0+385
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 females in Gunnedah Shire Council compared to Regional NSW shows that there was a lower proportion of females who reported needing assistance with core activities.

Overall, 6.3% of the female population reported needing assistance with core activities, compared with 7.0% for Regional NSW.

The major differences in the female age groups reporting a need for assistance in Gunnedah Shire and Regional NSW were:

  • A larger percentage of females aged 85 and over (53.1% compared to 50.5%)
  • A larger percentage of females aged 60 to 64 (8.8% compared to 6.4%)
  • A smaller percentage of females aged 75 to 79 (13.9% compared to 15.5%)
  • A smaller percentage of females aged 70 to 74 (8.7% compared to 10.1%)

Emerging groups

There were no major differences in Gunnedah Shire between 2016 and 2021.

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