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Unpaid care

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In 2021, there were 6,519 non-English speaking carers in the City of Melton who provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability, long term illness or old age.

The proportion of people providing unpaid care for the aged and disabled in the City of Melton can be an important indicator of the level of demand for aged care services and facilities by local and state governments.

This topic looks at the level of unpaid care provided by people of non-English speaking background. This may be higher or lower than the general population depending on factors such as the age structure of the population, the presence of family members in Australia and is also an indicator of community cohesion.

Q:

Derived from the Census question:

'In the last two weeks did the person spend time providing unpaid care, help or assistance to family members or others because of a disability, a long term illness or problems related to old age?'.

Unpaid care
City of Melton - non-English20212016Change
Assistance to a person with a disability, long term illness or old ageNumber%City of Melton - Total populationNumber%City of Melton - Total population2016 to 2021
Provided unpaid assistance6,51911.912.04,50512.811.6+2,014
No unpaid assistance provided47,04685.980.229,47684.179.3+17,570
Not stated1,1962.27.81,0853.19.1+111
Total persons aged 15+54,761100.0100.035,066100.0100.0+19,695
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 unpaid care provided by the non-English speaking population in the City of Melton in 2021 compared to the total population in the City of Melton shows that there was a similar proportion of persons who provided unpaid care either to family members or others.

Overall, 11.9% of the non-English speaking population provided unpaid care, compared with 12.0% for the total population in the City of Melton.

Emerging groups

The number of non-English speakers who provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability, long term illness or old age in the City of Melton increased by 2,014 people between 2016 and 2021.

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