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Clarendon - Kangarilla - Blewitt Springs - Kuitpo - Dorset Vale

Unpaid care

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In Clarendon - Kangarilla - Blewitt Springs - Kuitpo - Dorset Vale, 143 female carers were providing unpaid assistance to a person with a disability, long term illness or old age in 2021. This represents 18.0% of the population aged 15+.

The proportion of people providing unpaid care for the aged and disabled in Clarendon - Kangarilla - Blewitt Springs - Kuitpo - Dorset Vale can be an important indicator of the level of demand for aged care services and facilities by local and state governments. An increasing proportion of carers among the population may indicate inadequate aged care provision, or the need for in-home support, or support for the carers themselves. The level of care provided by individuals is likely to be affected by Household Income, Age Structure and the ethnic makeup of the community (Language Spoken), as well as the sense of community cohesiveness.

Q:

Derived from the Census question:

'In the last two weeks did the person spend time providing unpaid care, help or assistance to family members or others because of a disability, a long term illness or problems related to old age?'.

Unpaid care
Clarendon - Kangarilla - Blewitt Springs - Kuitpo - Dorset Vale - Females aged 15+ (Usual residence)20212016Change
Assistance to a person with a disability, long term illness or old ageNumber%City of Onkaparinga %Number%City of Onkaparinga %2016 to 2021
Provided unpaid assistance14318.016.112916.714.8+14
No unpaid assistance provided62678.779.458775.978.4+39
Not stated263.34.5577.46.8-31
Total persons aged 15+795100.0100.0773100.0100.0+22
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2016 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
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Dominant groups

Analysis of the unpaid care provided by the female population in Clarendon - Kangarilla - Blewitt Springs - Kuitpo - Dorset Vale in 2021 compared to the City of Onkaparinga shows that there was a higher proportion of females who provided unpaid care either to family members or others.

Overall, 18.0% of the female population provided unpaid care, compared with 16.1% for the City of Onkaparinga.

Emerging groups

The number of females who provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability, long term illness or old age in Clarendon - Kangarilla - Blewitt Springs - Kuitpo - Dorset Vale increased by 14 between 2016 and 2021.

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