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LEARN MORE ABOUT .idIn 2021, there were 1,333 Greek speaking carers in the City of Whittlesea 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 Whittlesea 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.
'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 | |||||||
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City of Whittlesea - Greek | 2021 | 2016 | Change | ||||
Assistance to a person with a disability, long term illness or old age | Number | % | Greater Melbourne | Number | % | Greater Melbourne | 2016 to 2021 |
Provided unpaid assistance | 1,333 | 20.5 | 23.1 | 1,137 | 17.2 | 18.6 | +196 |
No unpaid assistance provided | 5,060 | 77.9 | 75.1 | 5,214 | 78.8 | 78.2 | -154 |
Not stated | 99 | 1.5 | 1.8 | 265 | 4.0 | 3.3 | -166 |
Total persons aged 15+ | 6,492 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 6,616 | 100.0 | 100.0 | -124 |
Analysis of the unpaid care provided by the Greek speaking population in the City of Whittlesea in 2021 compared to Greater Melbourne shows that there was a lower proportion of persons who provided unpaid care either to family members or others.
Overall, 20.5% of the Greek speaking population provided unpaid care, compared with 23.1% for Greater Melbourne.
The number of Greek speakers who provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability, long term illness or old age in the City of Whittlesea increased by 196 people between 2016 and 2021.
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