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City of Playford

Assistance & disability

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In 2021, 1,071 people or 7.1% of the non-English speaking population in the City of Playford, reported needing help in their day-to-day lives due to disability.

The City of Playford'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 City of Playford'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
City of Playford - non-English20212016Change
Assistance needed by age group (years)Number%City of Playford - Total populationNumber%City of Playford - Total population2016 to 2021
0-17 years12812.022.9678.819.1+61
18-64 years50647.242.537849.745.9+128
65 years and over43740.834.531541.435.0+122
Total people needing assistance1,071100.0100.0760100.0100.0+311
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
City of Playford - non-English20212016Change
Assistance neededNumber%City of Playford - Total populationNumber%City of Playford - Total population2016 to 2021
Total persons needing assistance1,0717.18.47606.87.7+311
Total persons not needing assistance13,76891.185.510,12090.984.8+3,648
Not stated2671.86.02532.37.5+14
Total people15,106100.0100.011,133100.0100.0+3,973
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 for the non-English population in the City of Playford compared to the total population in the City of Playford shows that there was a similar proportion of people who reported needing assistance with core activities.

Overall, 7.1% of the non-English population reported needing assistance with core activities, compared with 8.4% for the total population in the City of Playford.

The major differences between the age groups of the non-English speaking population reporting a need for assistance in the City of Playford and the total population in the City of Playford needing assistance were:

  • A larger percentage of people aged 65 years and over (40.8% compared to 34.5%)
  • A larger percentage of people aged 18-64 years (47.2% compared to 42.5%)
  • A smaller percentage of people aged 0-17 years (12.0% compared to 22.9%)

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 the City of Playford were in the age groups:

  • 18-64 years (+128 persons)
  • 65 years and over (+122 persons)
  • 0-17 years (+61 persons)

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