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Woollahra Municipality

Need for assistance

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In 2021, 904 females (or 3.2% of the female population) in Woollahra Municipality reported needing help in their day-to-day lives due to disability. This was a similar percentage to 2006.

Woollahra Municipality'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. Woollahra Municipality'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
Woollahra Municipality - Females (Usual residence)20212006Change
Assistance needed by age group (years)Number% of total age groupWestern Sydney (LGA) %Number% of total age groupWestern Sydney (LGA) %2006 to 2021
0 to 4141.11.060.50.7+8
5 to 9131.02.4121.11.4+1
10 to 19321.22.3160.61.1+16
20 to 591170.82.8950.62.1+22
60 to 64241.59.5130.96.6+11
65 to 69372.612.8272.59.2+10
70 to 74493.117.2273.314.2+22
75 to 791088.525.8748.322.7+34
80 to 8414416.140.314816.736.2-4
85 and over35034.457.036439.055.9-14
Total persons needing assistance9043.26.27822.94.4+122
Please refer to specific data notes for more information
Need for assistance with core activities summary
Woollahra Municipality - Total females (Usual residence)20212006Change
Assistance needed by age group (years)Number%Western Sydney (LGA) %Number%Western Sydney (LGA) %2006 to 2021
Total persons needing assistance9043.26.27822.94.4+122
Total persons not needing assistance26,10191.488.022,82385.189.6+3,278
Not stated1,5395.45.83,22612.06.1-1,687
Total Population28,544100.0100.026,831100.0100.0+1,713
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2006 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 the Western Sydney (LGA) compared to Western Sydney (LGA) shows that there was a lower proportion of females who reported needing assistance with core activities.

Overall, 3.2% of the female population reported needing assistance with core activities, compared with 6.2% for Western Sydney (LGA).

The major differences in the female age groups reporting a need for assistance in Woollahra Municipality and Western Sydney (LGA) were:

  • A smaller percentage of females aged 80 to 84 (16.1% compared to 40.3%)
  • A smaller percentage of females aged 85 and over (34.4% compared to 57.0%)
  • A smaller percentage of females aged 75 to 79 (8.5% compared to 25.8%)
  • A smaller percentage of females aged 70 to 74 (3.1% compared to 17.2%)

Emerging groups

There were no major differences in Woollahra Municipality between 2006 and 2021.

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