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LEARN MORE ABOUT .idIn 2021, 1,894 people or 4.6% of the non-English speaking population in the Northern Beaches Council, reported needing help in their day-to-day lives due to disability.
The Northern Beaches 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. The Northern Beaches Council's non-English speakers 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.
Differences in this topic between non-English speakers and total population may be related to age, or other factors.
Please note: Auslan and other sign languages are regarded as languages other than English and so speakers of those languages will be included in this topic.
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 | |||||||
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| Northern Beaches Council - non-English | 2021 | 2016 | Change | ||||
| Assistance needed by age group (years) | Number | % | Northern Beaches Council area - Total population | Number | % | Northern Beaches Council area - Total population | 2016 to 2021 |
| 0-17 years | 110 | 5.8 | 10.0 | 57 | 3.7 | 8.8 | +53 |
| 18-64 years | 350 | 18.5 | 21.9 | 369 | 23.9 | 22.9 | -19 |
| 65 years and over | 1,434 | 75.7 | 68.1 | 1,121 | 72.5 | 68.3 | +313 |
| Total people needing assistance | 1,894 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 1,547 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +347 |
| Need for assistance with core activities summary | |||||||
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| Northern Beaches Council - non-English | 2021 | 2016 | Change | ||||
| Assistance needed | Number | % | Northern Beaches Council area - Total population | Number | % | Northern Beaches Council area - Total population | 2016 to 2021 |
| Total persons needing assistance | 1,894 | 4.6 | 3.9 | 1,547 | 4.0 | 3.7 | +347 |
| Total persons not needing assistance | 38,850 | 94.6 | 92.5 | 36,266 | 94.9 | 90.8 | +2,584 |
| Not stated | 314 | 0.8 | 3.7 | 388 | 1.0 | 5.5 | -74 |
| Total people | 41,058 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 38,201 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +2,857 |
Dominant groups
Analysis of the need for assistance for the non-English population in the Northern Beaches Council compared to the total population in the Northern Beaches Council shows that there was a similar proportion of people who reported needing assistance with core activities.
Overall, 4.6% of the non-English population reported needing assistance with core activities, compared with 3.9% for the total population in the Northern Beaches Council.
The major differences between the age groups of the non-English speaking population reporting a need for assistance in Northern Beaches Council area and the total population in the Northern Beaches Council needing assistance were:
- A larger percentage of people aged 65 years and over (75.7% compared to 68.1%)
- A smaller percentage of people aged 0-17 years (5.8% compared to 10.0%)
- A smaller percentage of people aged 18-64 years (18.5% compared to 21.9%)
Emerging groups
The largest changes in the age groups of the non-English speaking population reporting a need for assistance between 2016 and 2021 in Northern Beaches Council area were in the age groups:
- 65 years and over (+313 persons)
- 0-17 years (+53 persons)
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