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LEARN MORE ABOUT .idIn 2021, 1,606 people born overseas in the City of Melbourne, reported needing help in their day-to-day lives due to disability.
The City of Melbourne'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 City of Melbourne's overseas born 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 overseas-born and total population may be related to age, cultural or other factors.
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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 | |||||||
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| City of Melbourne - born overseas | 2021 | 2016 | Change | ||||
| Assistance needed by age group (years) | Number | % | City of Melbourne - Total population | Number | % of total age group | City of Melbourne - Total population | 2016 to 2021 |
| 0-17 years | 40 | 2.5 | 6.4 | 22 | 1.9 | 5.9 | +18 |
| 18-64 years | 547 | 34.1 | 41.0 | 388 | 33.3 | 37.2 | +159 |
| 65 years and over | 1,019 | 63.4 | 52.5 | 754 | 64.8 | 56.8 | +265 |
| Total people needing assistance | 1,606 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 1,164 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +442 |
| Need for assistance with core activities summary | |||||||
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| City of Melbourne - born overseas | 2021 | 2016 | Change | ||||
| Assistance needed | Number | % | City of Melbourne - Total population | Number | % | City of Melbourne - Total population | 2016 to 2021 |
| Total persons needing assistance | 1,606 | 2.0 | 2.3 | 1,164 | 1.5 | 1.7 | +442 |
| Total persons not needing assistance | 79,588 | 97.1 | 89.9 | 73,577 | 97.1 | 86.2 | +6,011 |
| Not stated | 729 | 0.9 | 7.8 | 1,049 | 1.4 | 12.1 | -320 |
| Total people | 81,923 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 75,790 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +6,133 |
Dominant groups
Analysis of the need for assistance of people born overseas in the City of Melbourne compared to the total population in the City of Melbourne shows that there was a similar proportion of people who reported needing assistance with core activities.
Overall, 2.0% of the population born overseas reported needing assistance with core activities, compared with 2.3% for the total population in the City of Melbourne.
The major differences in the age groups of the population born overseas reporting a need for assistance in the City of Melbourne and the total population in the City of Melbourne were:
- A larger percentage of persons aged 65 years and over (63.4% compared to 52.5%)
- A smaller percentage of persons aged 18-64 years (34.1% compared to 41.0%)
- A smaller percentage of persons aged 0-17 years (2.5% compared to 6.4%)
Emerging groups
The major differences in the age groups of the population born overseas reporting a need for assistance between 2016 and 2021 in the City of Melbourne were in the age groups:
- 65 years and over (+265 persons)
- 18-64 years (+159 persons)
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