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LEARN MORE ABOUT .idIn 2021, there were 675 people born overseas in Rockhampton Regional Council providing unpaid assistance to a person with a disability, long term illness or old age.
The proportion of people providing unpaid care for the aged and disabled in Rockhampton Regional Council can be an important indicator of the level of demand for aged care services and facilities by local and state governments.
This topic looks at the level of unpaid care provided by people born overseas. This may be higher or lower than the general population depending on factors such as the age structure of the population, the presence of family members in Australia and is also an indicator of community cohesion.
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 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rockhampton Regional Council - born overseas | 2021 | 2016 | Change | ||||
| Assistance to a person with a disability, long term illness or old age | Number | % | Queensland | Number | % | Queensland | 2016 to 2021 |
| Provided unpaid assistance | 675 | 8.9 | 9.9 | 639 | 9.5 | 9.9 | +36 |
| No unpaid assistance provided | 6,747 | 88.7 | 88.0 | 5,881 | 87.1 | 87.0 | +866 |
| Not stated | 184 | 2.4 | 2.1 | 234 | 3.5 | 3.1 | -50 |
| Total persons aged 15+ | 7,606 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 6,754 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +852 |
Dominant groups
Analysis of the unpaid care provided by the population born overseas in Rockhampton Regional Council in 2021 compared to Queensland shows that there was a lower proportion of people who provided unpaid care either to family members or others.
Overall, 8.9% of the population born overseas provided unpaid care, compared with 9.9% for Queensland.
Emerging groups
The number of people born overseas who provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability, long term illness or old age in Rockhampton Regional Council increased by 36 between 2016 and 2021.
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