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City of Melton

Need for assistance

In 2021, 9,496 people (or 5.3% of the population) in the City of Melton reported needing help in their day-to-day lives due to disability. This was a similar percentage to 2016.

the City of Melton'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. the City of Melton'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
City of Melton - 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 42161.51.31511.31.1+65
5 to 97845.14.04413.73.0+343
10 to 191,1674.63.56843.62.7+483
20 to 592,8472.82.42,2653.02.2+582
60 to 646549.46.55799.76.4+75
65 to 6984414.08.863213.38.0+212
70 to 7494620.012.551517.711.5+431
75 to 7976627.719.344125.118.4+325
80 to 8464541.832.237834.729.7+267
85 and over63355.553.751657.849.0+117
Total persons needing assistance9,4965.35.56,6144.94.9+2,882
Please refer to specific data notes for more information
Need for assistance with core activities summary
City of Melton - Total persons (Usual residence)20212016Change
Assistance needed by age group (years)Number%Greater Melbourne %Number%Greater Melbourne %2016 to 2021
Total persons needing assistance9,4965.35.56,6144.94.9+2,882
Total persons not needing assistance157,37187.989.5119,07487.988.8+38,297
Not stated12,0896.84.99,7507.26.3+2,339
Total Population178,956100.0100.0135,438100.0100.0+43,518
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 City of Melton compared to Greater Melbourne shows that there was a similar proportion of people who reported needing assistance with core activities.

Overall, 5.3% 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 the City of Melton and Greater Melbourne were:

  • A larger percentage of persons aged 80 to 84 (41.8% compared to 32.2%)
  • A larger percentage of persons aged 75 to 79 (27.7% compared to 19.3%)
  • A larger percentage of persons aged 70 to 74 (20.0% compared to 12.5%)
  • A larger percentage of persons aged 65 to 69 (14.0% compared to 8.8%)

Emerging groups

The major differences in the age groups reporting a need for assistance between 2016 and 2021 in the City of Melton were in the age groups:

  • 20 to 59 (+582 persons)
  • 10 to 19 (+483 persons)
  • 70 to 74 (+431 persons)
  • 5 to 9 (+343 persons)

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