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Unpaid care

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In 2021, there were 9,371 female carers in Frankston City who provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability, long term illness or old age.

The proportion of people providing unpaid care for the aged and disabled can be an important indicator of the level of demand for aged care services and facilities by local and state governments.

This characteristic generally does not vary greatly between areas. Australia-wide, a higher proportion of females provide unpaid care to the aged or disabled, compared to males.

Unpaid care characteristics should be viewed in conjunction with Household Type information.

Q:

Derived from the Census question:

'In the last two weeks did the person spend time providing unpaid care, help or assistance to family members or others because of a disability, a long term illness or problems related to old age?'.

Unpaid care
Frankston City - Total females aged 15+20212016Change
Assistance to a person with a disability, long term illness or old ageNumber%Frankston City - Total population %Number%Frankston City - Total population %2016 to 2021
Provided unpaid assistance9,37116.013.57,69713.611.4+1,674
No unpaid assistance provided45,70278.080.343,97577.779.7+1,727
Not stated3,5436.06.24,9608.88.8-1,417
Total persons aged 15+58,616100.0100.056,632100.0100.0+1,984
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 unpaid care provided by the females in Frankston City in 2021 compared to Frankston City - Total population shows that there was a higher proportion of persons who provided unpaid care either to family members or others.

Overall, 16.0% of the females provided unpaid care, compared with 13.5% for Frankston City - Total population.

Emerging groups

The number of females who provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability, long term illness or old age in Frankston City increased by 1,674 people between 2016 and 2021.

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