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Tamworth Regional Council

Need for assistance

In 2021, 4,204 people (or 6.7% of the population) in Tamworth Regional Council reported needing help in their day-to-day lives due to disability. This was a percentage increase from 2016.

Tamworth 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. Tamworth Regional Council'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
Tamworth Regional Council - Persons (Usual residence)20212016Change
Assistance needed by age group (years)Number% of total age groupRegional NSW %Number% of total age groupRegional NSW %2016 to 2021
0 to 4701.81.6461.21.3+24
5 to 92435.65.01493.63.8+94
10 to 194084.74.82543.33.6+154
20 to 591,0583.53.59623.33.6+96
60 to 642566.76.52316.27.0+25
65 to 693108.87.82978.67.9+13
70 to 7435210.910.42328.59.6+120
75 to 7932913.614.927712.914.1+52
80 to 8443924.924.832022.423.1+119
85 and over71845.946.257540.443.8+143
Total persons needing assistance4,2046.76.83,3415.66.3+863
Please refer to specific data notes for more information
Need for assistance with core activities summary
Tamworth Regional Council - Total persons (Usual residence)20212016Change
Assistance needed by age group (years)Number%Regional NSW %Number%Regional NSW %2016 to 2021
Total persons needing assistance4,2046.76.83,3415.66.3+863
Total persons not needing assistance54,27686.186.451,25385.985.9+3,023
Not stated4,5937.36.85,0678.57.8-474
Total Population63,073100.0100.059,661100.0100.0+3,412
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 Tamworth Regional Council compared to Regional NSW shows that there was a similar proportion of people who reported needing assistance with core activities.

Overall, 6.7% of the population reported needing assistance with core activities, compared with 6.8% for Regional NSW.

The major difference in the age groups reporting a need for assistance in Tamworth Regional Council and Regional NSW is:

  • A smaller percentage of persons aged 75 to 79 (13.6% compared to 14.9%)

Emerging groups

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

  • 10 to 19 (+154 persons)
  • 85 and over (+143 persons)
  • 70 to 74 (+120 persons)
  • 80 to 84 (+119 persons)

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