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LEARN MORE ABOUT .idIn 2021, 523 people born in United Kingdom in the City of Townsville, reported needing help in their day-to-day lives due to disability.
The City of Townsville'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 Townsville'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 Townsville - born in United Kingdom | 2021 | 2011 | Change | ||||
| Assistance needed by age group (years) | Number | % | Regional QLD | Number | % of total age group | Regional QLD | 2011 to 2021 |
| 0-17 years | 8 | 1.5 | 2.0 | 3 | 0.9 | 1.3 | +5 |
| 18-64 years | 124 | 23.7 | 20.0 | 98 | 29.8 | 27.6 | +26 |
| 65 years and over | 391 | 74.8 | 78.0 | 228 | 69.3 | 71.1 | +163 |
| Total people needing assistance | 523 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 329 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +194 |
| Need for assistance with core activities summary | |||||||
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| City of Townsville - born in United Kingdom | 2021 | 2011 | Change | ||||
| Assistance needed | Number | % | Regional QLD | Number | % | Regional QLD | 2011 to 2021 |
| Total persons needing assistance | 523 | 9.1 | 8.8 | 329 | 5.5 | 7.0 | +194 |
| Total persons not needing assistance | 5,163 | 89.8 | 90.1 | 5,561 | 93.5 | 91.9 | -398 |
| Not stated | 62 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 55 | 0.9 | 1.1 | +7 |
| Total people | 5,748 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 5,945 | 100.0 | 100.0 | -197 |
Dominant groups
Analysis of the need for assistance of people born in United Kingdom in the City of Townsville compared to Regional QLD shows that there was a similar proportion of people who reported needing assistance with core activities.
Overall, 9.1% of the population born in United Kingdom reported needing assistance with core activities, compared with 8.8% for Regional QLD.
The major differences in the age groups of the population born in United Kingdom reporting a need for assistance in the City of Townsville and Regional QLD were:
- A larger percentage of persons aged 18-64 years (23.7% compared to 20.0%)
- A smaller percentage of persons aged 65 years and over (74.8% compared to 78.0%)
Emerging groups
The major difference in the age groups of the population born in United Kingdom reporting a need for assistance between 2011 and 2021 in the City of Townsville was in the age group:
- 65 years and over (+163 persons)
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