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LEARN MORE ABOUT .idIn 2021, there were 7,444 non-English speaking carers in the City of Merri-bek 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 in the City of Merri-bek can be an important indicator of the level of demand for aged care services and facilities by local and state governments.
This topic looks at the level of unpaid care provided by people of non-English speaking background. This may be higher or lower than the general population depending on factors such as the age structure of the population, the presence of family members in Australia and is also an indicator of community cohesion.
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 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| City of Merri-bek - non-English | 2021 | 2016 | Change | ||||
| Assistance to a person with a disability, long term illness or old age | Number | % | City of Merri-bek - Total population | Number | % | City of Merri-bek - Total population | 2016 to 2021 |
| Provided unpaid assistance | 7,444 | 14.6 | 12.7 | 7,301 | 13.6 | 11.3 | +143 |
| No unpaid assistance provided | 42,448 | 83.3 | 82.0 | 44,571 | 83.1 | 80.7 | -2,123 |
| Not stated | 1,048 | 2.1 | 5.3 | 1,779 | 3.3 | 8.0 | -731 |
| Total persons aged 15+ | 50,940 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 53,651 | 100.0 | 100.0 | -2,711 |
Dominant groups
Analysis of the unpaid care provided by the non-English speaking population in the City of Merri-bek in 2021 compared to the total population in the City of Merri-bek shows that there was a higher proportion of persons who provided unpaid care either to family members or others.
Overall, 14.6% of the non-English speaking population provided unpaid care, compared with 12.7% for the total population in the City of Merri-bek.
Emerging groups
The number of non-English speakers who provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability, long term illness or old age in the City of Merri-bek increased by 143 people between 2016 and 2021.
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