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LEARN MORE ABOUT .idIn 2021, 145 females (or 6.7% of the female population) in Noarlunga Centre - Noarlunga Downs reported needing help in their day-to-day lives due to disability. This was a similar percentage to 2016.
Noarlunga Centre - Noarlunga Downs'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. Noarlunga Centre - Noarlunga Downs'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.
'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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Noarlunga Centre - Noarlunga Downs - Females (Usual residence) | 2021 | 2016 | Change | ||||
Assistance needed by age group (years) | Number | % of total age group | City of Onkaparinga % | Number | % of total age group | City of Onkaparinga % | 2016 to 2021 |
0 to 4 | 0 | -- | 1.8 | 3 | 2.1 | 1.2 | -3 |
5 to 9 | 3 | 2.0 | 4.4 | 5 | 4.2 | 3.5 | -2 |
10 to 19 | 12 | 5.0 | 5.1 | 6 | 2.7 | 3.3 | +6 |
20 to 59 | 49 | 4.5 | 3.6 | 52 | 4.5 | 3.6 | -3 |
60 to 64 | 17 | 11.0 | 7.1 | 6 | 5.2 | 7.1 | +11 |
65 to 69 | 3 | 2.3 | 7.4 | 13 | 11.9 | 6.5 | -10 |
70 to 74 | 14 | 12.1 | 10.1 | 14 | 14.4 | 9.8 | 0 |
75 to 79 | 14 | 15.7 | 16.8 | 13 | 28.3 | 15.9 | +1 |
80 to 84 | 9 | 20.5 | 27.5 | 9 | 22.0 | 27.0 | 0 |
85 and over | 15 | 48.4 | 52.5 | 14 | 63.6 | 48.0 | +1 |
Total persons needing assistance | 145 | 6.7 | 7.0 | 134 | 6.4 | 6.0 | +11 |
Analysis of the need for assistance of females in the City of Onkaparinga compared to the City of Onkaparinga shows that there was a similar proportion of females who reported needing assistance with core activities.
Overall, 6.7% of the female population reported needing assistance with core activities, compared with 7.0% for the City of Onkaparinga.
The major differences in the female age groups reporting a need for assistance in Noarlunga Centre - Noarlunga Downs and the City of Onkaparinga were:
There were no major differences in Noarlunga Centre - Noarlunga Downs between 2016 and 2021.
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