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Rockhampton

Assistance & disability

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In 2021, 403 people born overseas in Rockhampton Regional Council, reported needing help in their day-to-day lives due to disability.

Rockhampton Regional Council'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 Regional Council's overseas born 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 overseas-born and total population may be related to age, cultural or other factors.

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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 Regional Council - born overseas20212016Change
Assistance needed by age group (years)Number%Rockhampton - Total populationNumber% of total age groupRockhampton - Total population2016 to 2021
0-17 years133.218.4175.515.1-4
18-64 years11027.333.711035.836.60
65 years and over28069.547.918058.648.3+100
Total people needing assistance403100.0100.0307100.0100.0+96
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
Rockhampton Regional Council - born overseas20212016Change
Assistance neededNumber%Rockhampton - Total populationNumber%Rockhampton - Total population2016 to 2021
Total persons needing assistance4034.97.53074.16.3+96
Total persons not needing assistance7,67993.984.77,08494.685.8+595
Not stated931.17.7991.37.9-6
Total people8,175100.0100.07,490100.0100.0+685
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 born overseas in Rockhampton Regional Council compared to the total population in Rockhampton Regional Council shows that there was a lower proportion of people who reported needing assistance with core activities.

Overall, 4.9% of the population born overseas reported needing assistance with core activities, compared with 7.5% for the total population in Rockhampton Regional Council.

The major differences in the age groups of the population born overseas reporting a need for assistance in Rockhampton and the total population in Rockhampton Regional Council were:

  • A larger percentage of persons aged 65 years and over (69.5% compared to 47.9%)
  • A smaller percentage of persons aged 0-17 years (3.2% compared to 18.4%)
  • A smaller percentage of persons aged 18-64 years (27.3% compared to 33.7%)

Emerging groups

The major difference in the age groups of the population born overseas reporting a need for assistance between 2016 and 2021 in Rockhampton was in the age group:

  • 65 years and over (+100 persons)

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