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Rockhampton Regional CouncilCommunity profile

Rockhampton

Need for assistance

In 2021, 6,180 people (or 7.5% of the population) in Rockhampton reported needing help in their day-to-day lives due to disability. This was a percentage increase from 2016.

Rockhampton'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. Rockhampton'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.

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
Rockhampton - Persons (Usual residence)20212016Change
Assistance needed by age group (years)Number% of total age groupFrenchville %Number% of total age groupFrenchville %2016 to 2021
0 to 41232.42.7871.6--+36
5 to 94127.36.92875.14.1+125
10 to 196996.26.34404.03.5+259
20 to 591,5823.82.81,4363.51.7+146
60 to 644068.37.53418.16.2+65
65 to 6941310.110.33439.42.9+70
70 to 7445513.211.535312.78.9+102
75 to 7951220.514.242819.110.7+84
80 to 8461533.028.250730.721.0+108
85 and over94954.143.879149.033.1+158
Total persons needing assistance6,1807.56.35,0076.35.0+1,173
Please refer to specific data notes for more information
Need for assistance with core activities summary
Rockhampton - Total persons (Usual residence)20212016Change
Assistance needed by age group (years)Number%Frenchville %Number%Frenchville %2016 to 2021
Total persons needing assistance6,1807.56.35,0076.35.0+1,173
Total persons not needing assistance69,44484.788.268,43185.888.7+1,013
Not stated6,3427.75.56,2927.96.3+50
Total Population81,966100.0100.079,730100.0100.0+2,236
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 in Rockhampton Regional Council compared to Frenchville shows that there was a higher proportion of people who reported needing assistance with core activities.

Overall, 7.5% of the population reported needing assistance with core activities, compared with 6.3% for Frenchville.

The major differences in the age groups reporting a need for assistance in Rockhampton and Frenchville were:

  • A larger percentage of persons aged 85 and over (54.1% compared to 43.8%)
  • A larger percentage of persons aged 75 to 79 (20.5% compared to 14.2%)
  • A larger percentage of persons aged 80 to 84 (33.0% compared to 28.2%)
  • A larger percentage of persons aged 70 to 74 (13.2% compared to 11.5%)

Emerging groups

The major differences in the age groups reporting a need for assistance between 2016 and 2021 in Rockhampton were in the age groups:

  • 10 to 19 (+259 persons)
  • 85 and over (+158 persons)
  • 20 to 59 (+146 persons)
  • 5 to 9 (+125 persons)

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