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LEARN MORE ABOUT .idIn 2021, 1,506 people born overseas 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.
'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 overseas | 2021 | 2016 | Change | ||||
Assistance needed by age group (years) | Number | % | City of Townsville - Total population | Number | % of total age group | City of Townsville - Total population | 2016 to 2021 |
0-17 years | 49 | 3.3 | 16.3 | 44 | 3.5 | 14.5 | +5 |
18-64 years | 436 | 29.0 | 38.1 | 414 | 32.7 | 41.2 | +22 |
65 years and over | 1,021 | 67.8 | 45.6 | 808 | 63.8 | 44.3 | +213 |
Total people needing assistance | 1,506 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 1,266 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +240 |
Need for assistance with core activities summary | |||||||
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City of Townsville - born overseas | 2021 | 2016 | Change | ||||
Assistance needed | Number | % | City of Townsville - Total population | Number | % | City of Townsville - Total population | 2016 to 2021 |
Total persons needing assistance | 1,506 | 5.6 | 5.9 | 1,266 | 4.9 | 4.9 | +240 |
Total persons not needing assistance | 25,258 | 93.3 | 85.8 | 23,932 | 93.5 | 86.8 | +1,326 |
Not stated | 313 | 1.2 | 8.3 | 399 | 1.6 | 8.3 | -86 |
Total people | 27,077 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 25,597 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +1,480 |
Analysis of the need for assistance of people born overseas in the City of Townsville compared to the total population in the City of Townsville shows that there was a similar proportion of people who reported needing assistance with core activities.
Overall, 5.6% of the population born overseas reported needing assistance with core activities, compared with 5.9% for the total population in the City of Townsville.
The major differences in the age groups of the population born overseas reporting a need for assistance in the City of Townsville and the total population in the City of Townsville were:
The major difference in the age groups of the population born overseas reporting a need for assistance between 2016 and 2021 in the City of Townsville was in the age group:
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