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City of Monash

Need for assistance

In 2021, 10,973 people (or 5.8% of the population) in the City of Monash reported needing help in their day-to-day lives due to disability. This was a percentage increase from 2016.

the City of Monash'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 Monash'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 Monash - 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 4911.11.3760.81.1+15
5 to 92622.54.02102.13.0+52
10 to 195172.43.54011.82.7+116
20 to 591,8621.82.41,6561.62.2+206
60 to 644715.06.54144.86.4+57
65 to 696027.18.85636.98.0+39
70 to 7491911.812.573310.411.5+186
75 to 791,28119.319.31,00716.018.4+274
80 to 841,75031.132.21,32927.529.7+421
85 and over3,18351.853.72,43947.849.0+744
Total persons needing assistance10,9735.85.58,8364.84.9+2,137
Please refer to specific data notes for more information
Need for assistance with core activities summary
City of Monash - Total persons (Usual residence)20212016Change
Assistance needed by age group (years)Number%Greater Melbourne %Number%Greater Melbourne %2016 to 2021
Total persons needing assistance10,9735.85.58,8364.84.9+2,137
Total persons not needing assistance171,08989.989.5164,51490.188.8+6,575
Not stated8,3364.44.99,2695.16.3-933
Total Population190,398100.0100.0182,619100.0100.0+7,779
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 Monash compared to Greater Melbourne shows that there was a similar proportion of people who reported needing assistance with core activities.

Overall, 5.8% 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 Monash and Greater Melbourne were:

  • A smaller percentage of persons aged 85 and over (51.8% compared to 53.7%)
  • A smaller percentage of persons aged 65 to 69 (7.1% compared to 8.8%)
  • A smaller percentage of persons aged 60 to 64 (5.0% compared to 6.5%)
  • A smaller percentage of persons aged 5 to 9 (2.5% compared to 4.0%)

Emerging groups

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

  • 85 and over (+744 persons)
  • 80 to 84 (+421 persons)
  • 75 to 79 (+274 persons)
  • 20 to 59 (+206 persons)

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