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Liverpool LGA

Need for assistance

In 2021, 8,118 females (or 6.9% of the female population) in Liverpool LGA reported needing help in their day-to-day lives due to disability. This was a similar percentage to 2016.

Liverpool 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. Liverpool 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
Liverpool LGA - Females (Usual residence)20212016Change
Assistance needed by age group (years)Number% of total age groupGreater Sydney %Number% of total age groupGreater Sydney %2016 to 2021
0 to 4771.00.9660.90.8+11
5 to 91932.32.21552.01.7+38
10 to 193222.02.22411.71.7+81
20 to 592,3733.72.22,2714.02.3+102
60 to 6481213.87.062713.67.1+185
65 to 6985618.59.461216.38.5+244
70 to 7485523.813.060222.512.2+253
75 to 7982433.020.164931.220.6+175
80 to 8477644.533.566445.433.1+112
85 and over1,00958.251.993464.254.6+75
Total persons needing assistance8,1186.95.66,8166.65.3+1,302
Please refer to specific data notes for more information
Need for assistance with core activities summary
Liverpool LGA - Total females (Usual residence)20212016Change
Assistance needed by age group (years)Number%Greater Sydney %Number%Greater Sydney %2016 to 2021
Total persons needing assistance8,1186.95.66,8166.65.3+1,302
Total persons not needing assistance101,56886.689.288,53586.088.4+13,033
Not stated7,5986.55.27,6187.46.2-20
Total Population117,284100.0100.0102,969100.0100.0+14,315
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 Liverpool City Council compared to Greater Sydney shows that there was a higher proportion of females who reported needing assistance with core activities.

Overall, 6.9% of the female population reported needing assistance with core activities, compared with 5.6% for Greater Sydney.

The major differences in the female age groups reporting a need for assistance in Liverpool LGA and Greater Sydney were:

  • A larger percentage of females aged 75 to 79 (33.0% compared to 20.1%)
  • A larger percentage of females aged 80 to 84 (44.5% compared to 33.5%)
  • A larger percentage of females aged 70 to 74 (23.8% compared to 13.0%)
  • A larger percentage of females aged 65 to 69 (18.5% compared to 9.4%)

Emerging groups

The major differences in the female age groups reporting a need for assistance between 2016 and 2021 in Liverpool LGA were in the age groups:

  • 70 to 74 (+253 females)
  • 65 to 69 (+244 females)
  • 60 to 64 (+185 females)
  • 75 to 79 (+175 females)

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