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City of Whitehorse

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In 2021, 4,205 people born overseas in the City of Whitehorse, reported needing help in their day-to-day lives due to disability.

The City of Whitehorse'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. The City of Whitehorse'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
City of Whitehorse - born overseas20212016Change
Assistance needed by age group (years)Number%City of Whitehorse - Total populationNumber% of total age groupCity of Whitehorse - Total population2016 to 2021
0-17 years741.89.3642.29.3+10
18-64 years66115.725.556119.027.3+100
65 years and over3,47082.565.12,33278.963.4+1,138
Total people needing assistance4,205100.0100.02,957100.0100.0+1,248
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
City of Whitehorse - born overseas20212016Change
Assistance neededNumber%City of Whitehorse - Total populationNumber%City of Whitehorse - Total population2016 to 2021
Total persons needing assistance4,2056.05.52,9574.74.7+1,248
Total persons not needing assistance65,37893.090.658,69894.290.9+6,680
Not stated7031.03.96801.14.4+23
Total people70,286100.0100.062,335100.0100.0+7,951
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 the City of Whitehorse compared to the total population in the City of Whitehorse shows that there was a similar proportion of people who reported needing assistance with core activities.

Overall, 6.0% of the population born overseas reported needing assistance with core activities, compared with 5.5% for the total population in the City of Whitehorse.

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

  • A larger percentage of persons aged 65 years and over (82.5% compared to 65.1%)
  • A smaller percentage of persons aged 18-64 years (15.7% compared to 25.5%)
  • A smaller percentage of persons aged 0-17 years (1.8% compared to 9.3%)

Emerging groups

The major differences in the age groups of the population born overseas reporting a need for assistance between 2016 and 2021 in the City of Whitehorse were in the age groups:

  • 65 years and over (+1,138 persons)
  • 18-64 years (+100 persons)

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