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Camden Council

Need for assistance

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In 2021, 5,530 people (or 4.6% of the population) in Camden Council reported needing help in their day-to-day lives due to disability. This was a similar percentage to 2016.

Camden Council '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. Camden Council '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.

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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
Camden Council - Persons (Usual residence)20212016Change
Assistance needed by age group (years)Number% of total age groupNational Growth Areas Alliance (NGAA) %Number% of total age groupNational Growth Areas Alliance (NGAA) %2016 to 2021
0 to 42051.81.6981.51.3+107
5 to 94774.84.92854.53.8+192
10 to 196884.24.53853.43.4+303
20 to 591,4072.23.08372.02.9+570
60 to 643116.58.02056.07.9+106
65 to 693789.710.42197.49.8+159
70 to 7443413.214.325912.913.2+175
75 to 7944721.520.726219.319.1+185
80 to 8445633.931.527029.029.8+186
85 and over70558.651.250351.549.1+202
Total persons needing assistance5,5304.65.73,3274.35.0+2,203
Please refer to specific data notes for more information
Need for assistance with core activities summary
Camden Council - Total persons (Usual residence)20212016Change
Assistance needed by age group (years)Number%National Growth Areas Alliance (NGAA) %Number%National Growth Areas Alliance (NGAA) %2016 to 2021
Total persons needing assistance5,5304.65.73,3274.35.0+2,203
Total persons not needing assistance109,47291.788.770,87890.688.5+38,594
Not stated4,3183.65.64,0175.16.5+301
Total Population119,320100.0100.078,222100.0100.0+41,098
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 National Growth Areas Alliance compared to National Growth Areas Alliance (NGAA) shows that there was a lower proportion of people who reported needing assistance with core activities.

Overall, 4.6% of the population reported needing assistance with core activities, compared with 5.7% for National Growth Areas Alliance (NGAA).

The major differences in the age groups reporting a need for assistance in Camden Council and National Growth Areas Alliance (NGAA) were:

  • A larger percentage of persons aged 85 and over (58.6% compared to 51.2%)
  • A larger percentage of persons aged 80 to 84 (33.9% compared to 31.5%)
  • A smaller percentage of persons aged 60 to 64 (6.5% compared to 8.0%)
  • A smaller percentage of persons aged 70 to 74 (13.2% compared to 14.3%)

Emerging groups

The major differences in the age groups reporting a need for assistance between 2016 and 2021 in Camden Council were in the age groups:

  • 20 to 59 (+570 persons)
  • 10 to 19 (+303 persons)
  • 85 and over (+202 persons)
  • 5 to 9 (+192 persons)

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