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LEARN MORE ABOUT .idIn 2021, 54 people born in China in the City of West Torrens, reported needing help in their day-to-day lives due to disability.
The City of West Torrens'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 West Torrens'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.
Q:
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 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| City of West Torrens - born in China | 2021 | 2011 | Change | ||||
| Assistance needed by age group (years) | Number | % | Greater Adelaide | Number | % of total age group | Greater Adelaide | 2011 to 2021 |
| 0-17 years | 0 | 0.0 | 2.6 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.3 | 0 |
| 18-64 years | 15 | 27.8 | 19.6 | 8 | 38.1 | 30.6 | +7 |
| 65 years and over | 39 | 72.2 | 77.8 | 13 | 61.9 | 68.1 | +26 |
| Total people needing assistance | 54 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 21 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +33 |
| Need for assistance with core activities summary | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| City of West Torrens - born in China | 2021 | 2011 | Change | ||||
| Assistance needed | Number | % | Greater Adelaide | Number | % | Greater Adelaide | 2011 to 2021 |
| Total persons needing assistance | 54 | 3.6 | 2.8 | 21 | 1.4 | 2.1 | +33 |
| Total persons not needing assistance | 1,431 | 95.9 | 96.4 | 1,471 | 97.2 | 96.5 | -40 |
| Not stated | 7 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 21 | 1.4 | 1.4 | -14 |
| Total people | 1,492 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 1,513 | 100.0 | 100.0 | -21 |
Dominant groups
Analysis of the need for assistance of people born in China in the City of West Torrens compared to Greater Adelaide shows that there was a higher proportion of people who reported needing assistance with core activities.
Overall, 3.6% of the population born in China reported needing assistance with core activities, compared with 2.8% for Greater Adelaide.
The major differences in the age groups of the population born in China reporting a need for assistance in the City of West Torrens and Greater Adelaide were:
- A larger percentage of persons aged 18-64 years (27.8% compared to 19.6%)
- A smaller percentage of persons aged 65 years and over (72.2% compared to 77.8%)
- A smaller percentage of persons aged 0-17 years (0.0% compared to 2.6%)
Emerging groups
There were no major changes for the City of West Torrens between 2011 and 2021.
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