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Rockhampton Regional CouncilCommunity profile

Rockhampton

Need for assistance

In 2021, 2,985 males (or 7.4% of the male 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 - Males (Usual residence)20212016Change
Assistance needed by age group (years)Number% of total age groupRegional QLD %Number% of total age groupRegional QLD %2016 to 2021
0 to 4732.81.9612.21.4+12
5 to 92679.46.31886.44.6+79
10 to 194477.75.73055.54.1+142
20 to 598154.03.37223.53.1+93
60 to 641697.16.81557.27.2+14
65 to 692029.98.61849.89.0+18
70 to 7423213.411.516712.811.1+65
75 to 7923620.216.016716.814.6+69
80 to 8422628.923.719626.823.0+30
85 and over31445.641.023140.339.6+83
Total persons needing assistance2,9857.46.22,3796.05.4+606
Please refer to specific data notes for more information
Need for assistance with core activities summary
Rockhampton - Total males (Usual residence)20212016Change
Assistance needed by age group (years)Number%Regional QLD %Number%Regional QLD %2016 to 2021
Total persons needing assistance2,9857.46.22,3796.05.4+606
Total persons not needing assistance33,92583.885.433,70085.585.6+225
Not stated3,5778.88.43,3238.48.9+254
Total Population40,487100.0100.039,402100.0100.0+1,085
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 males in Rockhampton Regional Council compared to Regional QLD shows that there was a higher proportion of males who reported needing assistance with core activities.

Overall, 7.4% of the male population reported needing assistance with core activities, compared with 6.2% for Regional QLD.

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

  • A larger percentage of males aged 80 to 84 (28.9% compared to 23.7%)
  • A larger percentage of males aged 85 and over (45.6% compared to 41.0%)
  • A larger percentage of males aged 75 to 79 (20.2% compared to 16.0%)
  • A larger percentage of males aged 5 to 9 (9.4% compared to 6.3%)

Emerging groups

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

  • 10 to 19 (+142 males)
  • 20 to 59 (+93 males)
  • 85 and over (+83 males)
  • 5 to 9 (+79 males)

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