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East Metropolitan Region

Need for assistance

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In 2021, 32,883 people (or 5.1% of the population) in East Metropolitan Region reported needing help in their day-to-day lives due to disability. This was a percentage increase from 2016.

East Metropolitan 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. East Metropolitan Region's 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.

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.

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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
East Metropolitan Region - Persons (Usual residence)20212016Change
Assistance needed by age group (years)Number% of total age groupKwinana %Number% of total age groupKwinana %2016 to 2021
0 to 45831.41.44181.01.3+165
5 to 91,6293.84.51,1162.93.1+513
10 to 192,8913.83.81,9162.72.8+975
20 to 598,7002.52.37,1172.12.1+1,583
60 to 642,1856.27.31,7115.57.2+474
65 to 692,1997.29.11,8476.79.1+352
70 to 742,67010.113.91,9189.812.2+752
75 to 792,95016.421.02,31515.417.0+635
80 to 843,42026.934.32,61525.129.7+805
85 and over5,59247.552.64,37143.453.1+1,221
Total persons needing assistance32,8835.14.625,3534.23.8+7,530
Please refer to specific data notes for more information
Need for assistance with core activities summary
East Metropolitan Region - Total persons (Usual residence)20212016Change
Assistance needed by age group (years)Number%Kwinana %Number%Kwinana %2016 to 2021
Total persons needing assistance32,8835.14.625,3534.23.8+7,530
Total persons not needing assistance578,97089.188.1530,60788.286.8+48,363
Not stated37,7115.87.345,5647.69.4-7,853
Total Population649,564100.0100.0601,524100.0100.0+48,040
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2016 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
Please refer to specific data notes for more information

Dominant groups

Analysis of the need for assistance of people in the Western Australia Parliamentary Library compared to Kwinana shows that there was a higher proportion of people who reported needing assistance with core activities.

Overall, 5.1% of the population reported needing assistance with core activities, compared with 4.6% for Kwinana.

The major differences in the age groups reporting a need for assistance in East Metropolitan Region and Kwinana were:

  • A smaller percentage of persons aged 80 to 84 (26.9% compared to 34.3%)
  • A smaller percentage of persons aged 85 and over (47.5% compared to 52.6%)
  • A smaller percentage of persons aged 75 to 79 (16.4% compared to 21.0%)
  • A smaller percentage of persons aged 70 to 74 (10.1% compared to 13.9%)

Emerging groups

The major differences in the age groups reporting a need for assistance between 2016 and 2021 in East Metropolitan Region were in the age groups:

  • 20 to 59 (+1,583 persons)
  • 85 and over (+1,221 persons)
  • 10 to 19 (+975 persons)
  • 80 to 84 (+805 persons)

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