City of Ballarat
Overseas born - Assistance & disability
In 2021, 970 people [Toggles].[COIIDDisplayLabel] in the City of Ballarat, reported needing help in their day-to-day lives due to disability.
The City of Ballarat'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 Ballarat'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.
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).
People [Toggles].[COIIDDisplayLabel]
| Need for assistance with core activities by age | ||||||||
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| City of Ballarat - [Toggles].[COIIDDisplayLabel] | 2021 | 2011 | Change | |||||
| Assistance needed by age group (years) | Number | % | Victoria | Number | % of total age group | Victoria | 2011 to 2021 | |
| 0-17 years | 29 | 3.0 | 1.7 | 16 | 2.6 | 1.2 | +13 | 10 |
| 18-64 years | 230 | 23.7 | 22.9 | 162 | 26.0 | 28.3 | +68 | 20 |
| 65 years and over | 711 | 73.3 | 75.4 | 446 | 71.5 | 70.5 | +265 | 30 |
| Total people needing assistance | 970 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 624 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +346 | |
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing (opens a new window) 2011 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (opens a new window)(informed decisions).
| Need for assistance with core activities summary | ||||||||
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| City of Ballarat - [Toggles].[COIIDDisplayLabel] | 2021 | 2011 | Change | |||||
| Assistance needed | Number | % | Victoria | Number | % | Victoria | 2011 to 2021 | |
| Total persons needing assistance | 970 | 7.5 | 7.3 | 624 | 7.7 | 6.6 | +346 | 8001 |
| Total persons not needing assistance | 11,776 | 91.5 | 91.5 | 7,356 | 90.9 | 91.7 | +4,420 | 8002 |
| Not stated | 127 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 114 | 1.4 | 1.6 | +13 | 8003 |
| Total people | 12,873 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 8,094 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +4,779 | |
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing (opens a new window) 2011 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (opens a new window)(informed decisions).
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Dominant groups
Analysis of the need for assistance of people [Toggles].[COIIDDisplayLabel] in the City of Ballarat compared to Victoria shows that there was a similar proportion of people who reported needing assistance with core activities.
Overall, 7.5% of the population [Toggles].[COIIDDisplayLabel] reported needing assistance with core activities, compared with 7.3% for Victoria.
The major differences in the age groups of the population [Toggles].[COIIDDisplayLabel] reporting a need for assistance in the City of Ballarat and Victoria were:
- A larger percentage of persons aged 0-17 years (3.0% compared to 1.7%)
- A smaller percentage of persons aged 65 years and over (73.3% compared to 75.4%)
Emerging groups
The major differences in the age groups of the population [Toggles].[COIIDDisplayLabel] reporting a need for assistance between 2011 and 2021 in the City of Ballarat were in the age groups:
- 65 years and over (+265 persons)
- 18-64 years (+68 persons)