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LEARN MORE ABOUT .idIn 2021, 312 people or 15.2% of the Croatian speaking population in the G21 Region, reported needing help in their day-to-day lives due to disability.
The G21 Region'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 G21 Region's non-English speakers 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 non-English speakers and total population may be related to age, or other factors.
Please note: Auslan and other sign languages are regarded as languages other than English and so speakers of those languages will be included in this topic.
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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G21 Region - Croatian | 2021 | 2016 | Change | ||||
Assistance needed by age group (years) | Number | % | Regional VIC | Number | % | Regional VIC | 2016 to 2021 |
0-17 years | 0 | 0.0 | 1.2 | 9 | 3.1 | 2.1 | -9 |
18-64 years | 52 | 16.7 | 15.8 | 51 | 17.6 | 18.1 | +1 |
65 years and over | 260 | 83.3 | 83.0 | 230 | 79.3 | 79.8 | +30 |
Total people needing assistance | 312 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 290 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +22 |
Need for assistance with core activities summary | |||||||
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G21 Region - Croatian | 2021 | 2016 | Change | ||||
Assistance needed | Number | % | Regional VIC | Number | % | Regional VIC | 2016 to 2021 |
Total persons needing assistance | 312 | 15.2 | 17.4 | 290 | 13.1 | 14.0 | +22 |
Total persons not needing assistance | 1,728 | 83.9 | 81.4 | 1,887 | 85.0 | 83.9 | -159 |
Not stated | 19 | 0.9 | 1.3 | 43 | 1.9 | 2.1 | -24 |
Total people | 2,059 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 2,220 | 100.0 | 100.0 | -161 |
Analysis of the need for assistance for the Croatian population in the G21 Region compared to Regional VIC shows that there was a similar proportion of people who reported needing assistance with core activities.
Overall, 15.2% of the Croatian population reported needing assistance with core activities, compared with 17.4% for Regional VIC.
The major difference between the age groups of the Croatian speaking population reporting a need for assistance in G21 Region and Regional VIC needing assistance is:
There were no major changes for G21 Region between 2016 and 2021.
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