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City of Canterbury BankstownCommunity profile

Bankstown Ward

Need for assistance

In 2021, 3,076 females (or 8.0% of the female population) in Bankstown Ward reported needing help in their day-to-day lives due to disability. This was a similar percentage to 2016.

Bankstown Ward'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. Bankstown Ward'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
Bankstown Ward - Females (Usual residence)20212016Change
Assistance needed by age group (years)Number% of total age groupKingsgrove %Number% of total age groupKingsgrove %2016 to 2021
0 to 4210.8--0----+21
5 to 9612.3--110.4--+50
10 to 19891.82.8190.4--+70
20 to 597603.72.44812.61.2+279
60 to 6427013.29.220714.05.5+63
65 to 6932420.414.513212.34.0+192
70 to 7434228.219.613118.110.4+211
75 to 7930936.131.928338.126.8+26
80 to 8436652.341.128355.528.7+83
85 and over52564.651.334870.950.8+177
Total persons needing assistance3,0768.08.52,7337.86.6+342
Please refer to specific data notes for more information
Need for assistance with core activities summary
Bankstown Ward - Total females (Usual residence)20212016Change
Assistance needed by age group (years)Number%Kingsgrove %Number%Kingsgrove %2016 to 2021
Total persons needing assistance3,0768.08.52,7337.86.6+342
Total persons not needing assistance32,08083.886.929,67384.487.8+2,406
Not stated3,1188.14.62,7337.85.7+385
Total Population38,274100.0100.035,140100.0100.0+3,133
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 females in City of Canterbury Bankstown compared to Kingsgrove shows that there was a similar proportion of females who reported needing assistance with core activities.

Overall, 8.0% of the female population reported needing assistance with core activities, compared with 8.5% for Kingsgrove.

The major differences in the female age groups reporting a need for assistance in Bankstown Ward and Kingsgrove were:

  • A larger percentage of females aged 85 and over (64.6% compared to 51.3%)
  • A larger percentage of females aged 80 to 84 (52.3% compared to 41.1%)
  • A larger percentage of females aged 70 to 74 (28.2% compared to 19.6%)
  • A larger percentage of females aged 65 to 69 (20.4% compared to 14.5%)

Emerging groups

The major differences in the female age groups reporting a need for assistance between 2016 and 2021 in Bankstown Ward were in the age groups:

  • 20 to 59 (+279 females)
  • 70 to 74 (+211 females)
  • 65 to 69 (+192 females)
  • 85 and over (+177 females)

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