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In 2021, 3,305 people born overseas 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 overseas born 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 overseas-born and total population may be related to age, cultural or other factors.

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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
Northern Beaches Council - born overseas20212016Change
Assistance needed by age group (years)Number%Northern Beaches Council area - Total populationNumber% of total age groupNorthern Beaches Council area - Total population2016 to 2021
0-17 years762.310.0592.18.8+17
18-64 years50015.121.951718.122.9-17
65 years and over2,72982.668.12,27579.868.3+454
Total people needing assistance3,305100.0100.02,851100.0100.0+454
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
Need for assistance with core activities summary
Northern Beaches Council - born overseas20212016Change
Assistance neededNumber%Northern Beaches Council area - Total populationNumber%Northern Beaches Council area - Total population2016 to 2021
Total persons needing assistance3,3054.13.92,8513.93.7+454
Total persons not needing assistance75,57094.892.569,34894.990.8+6,222
Not stated8131.03.78861.25.5-73
Total people79,688100.0100.073,085100.0100.0+6,603
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 born overseas 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, 4.1% of the population born overseas reported needing assistance with core activities, compared with 3.9% for the total population in the Northern Beaches Council.

The major differences in the age groups of the population born overseas reporting a need for assistance in Northern Beaches Council area and the total population in the Northern Beaches Council were:

  • A larger percentage of persons aged 65 years and over (82.6% compared to 68.1%)
  • A smaller percentage of persons aged 0-17 years (2.3% compared to 10.0%)
  • A smaller percentage of persons aged 18-64 years (15.1% compared to 21.9%)

Emerging groups

The major difference in the age groups of the population born overseas reporting a need for assistance between 2016 and 2021 in Northern Beaches Council area was in the age group:

  • 65 years and over (+454 persons)

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