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In 2021, there were 6,587 people born overseas in the City of Melton providing 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 born overseas. 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 - born overseas20212016Change
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 assistance6,58711.012.04,51712.011.6+2,070
No unpaid assistance provided51,08585.680.231,53083.879.3+19,555
Not stated1,9753.37.81,5874.29.1+388
Total persons aged 15+59,647100.0100.037,634100.0100.0+22,013
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 population born overseas in the City of Melton in 2021 compared to the total population in the City of Melton shows that there was a lower proportion of people who provided unpaid care either to family members or others.

Overall, 11.0% of the population born overseas provided unpaid care, compared with 12.0% for the total population in the City of Melton.

Emerging groups

The number of people born overseas who provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability, long term illness or old age in the City of Melton increased by 2,070 between 2016 and 2021.

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