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LEARN MORE ABOUT .idIn 2021, 523 people (or 10.5% of the population) in Long Gully - West Bendigo - Ironbark reported needing help in their day-to-day lives due to disability. This was a percentage increase from 2016.
Long Gully - West Bendigo - Ironbark'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. Long Gully - West Bendigo - Ironbark'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.
'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 | |||||||
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Long Gully - West Bendigo - Ironbark - Persons (Usual residence) | 2021 | 2016 | Change | ||||
Assistance needed by age group (years) | Number | % of total age group | East Bendigo % | Number | % of total age group | East Bendigo % | 2016 to 2021 |
0 to 4 | 6 | 2.1 | -- | 9 | 2.8 | -- | -3 |
5 to 9 | 27 | 8.8 | -- | 11 | 3.7 | 4.0 | +16 |
10 to 19 | 60 | 11.6 | 7.0 | 46 | 8.5 | 3.4 | +14 |
20 to 59 | 140 | 5.5 | 4.5 | 131 | 5.2 | 2.8 | +9 |
60 to 64 | 27 | 9.7 | 7.1 | 20 | 6.8 | 6.5 | +7 |
65 to 69 | 31 | 11.1 | 9.0 | 28 | 10.0 | 6.5 | +3 |
70 to 74 | 52 | 19.4 | 14.4 | 19 | 10.1 | 10.3 | +33 |
75 to 79 | 36 | 18.8 | 19.6 | 22 | 13.2 | 8.6 | +14 |
80 to 84 | 43 | 31.9 | 30.4 | 26 | 23.6 | 15.6 | +17 |
85 and over | 79 | 59.8 | 54.5 | 65 | 52.4 | 41.4 | +14 |
Total persons needing assistance | 523 | 10.5 | 9.6 | 404 | 8.3 | 6.2 | +119 |
Analysis of the need for assistance of people in the City of Greater Bendigo compared to East Bendigo shows that there was a higher proportion of people who reported needing assistance with core activities.
Overall, 10.5% of the population reported needing assistance with core activities, compared with 9.6% for East Bendigo.
The major differences in the age groups reporting a need for assistance in Long Gully - West Bendigo - Ironbark and East Bendigo were:
There were no major differences in Long Gully - West Bendigo - Ironbark between 2016 and 2021.
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