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Manningham City CouncilCommunity profile

Doncaster (inc. Doncaster Hill)

Need for assistance

In 2021, 1,570 people (or 6.3% of the population) in Doncaster (inc. Doncaster Hill) reported needing help in their day-to-day lives due to disability. This was a percentage increase from 2016.

Doncaster (inc. Doncaster Hill)'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. Doncaster (inc. Doncaster Hill)'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
Doncaster (inc. Doncaster Hill) - Persons (Usual residence)20212016Change
Assistance needed by age group (years)Number% of total age groupGreater Melbourne %Number% of total age groupGreater Melbourne %2016 to 2021
0 to 4111.01.3101.11.1+1
5 to 9352.94.0212.23.0+14
10 to 19672.93.5442.12.7+23
20 to 592201.62.41961.82.2+23
60 to 64836.26.5484.46.4+35
65 to 691028.38.8625.68.0+39
70 to 7412310.212.5868.211.5+37
75 to 7917215.619.312512.118.4+46
80 to 8428629.432.218121.929.7+104
85 and over45346.753.722335.649.0+229
Total persons needing assistance1,5706.35.51,0084.84.9+561
Please refer to specific data notes for more information
Need for assistance with core activities summary
Doncaster (inc. Doncaster Hill) - Total persons (Usual residence)20212016Change
Assistance needed by age group (years)Number%Greater Melbourne %Number%Greater Melbourne %2016 to 2021
Total persons needing assistance1,5706.35.51,0084.84.9+561
Total persons not needing assistance22,53190.189.518,85090.688.8+3,681
Not stated9163.74.99514.66.3-35
Total Population25,017100.0100.020,810100.0100.0+4,207
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 Manningham City Council compared to Greater Melbourne shows that there was a higher proportion of people who reported needing assistance with core activities.

Overall, 6.3% of the population reported needing assistance with core activities, compared with 5.5% for Greater Melbourne.

The major differences in the age groups reporting a need for assistance in Doncaster (inc. Doncaster Hill) and Greater Melbourne were:

  • A smaller percentage of persons aged 85 and over (46.7% compared to 53.7%)
  • A smaller percentage of persons aged 75 to 79 (15.6% compared to 19.3%)
  • A smaller percentage of persons aged 80 to 84 (29.4% compared to 32.2%)
  • A smaller percentage of persons aged 70 to 74 (10.2% compared to 12.5%)

Emerging groups

The major differences in the age groups reporting a need for assistance between 2016 and 2021 in Doncaster (inc. Doncaster Hill) were in the age groups:

  • 85 and over (+229 persons)
  • 80 to 84 (+104 persons)

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