In Australia in 2021, approximately 66 thousand people that identified as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people needed assistance with core activities. In comparison, over 1.3 million people who identify as non-Indigenous needed assistance with core activities that year.
Number of people with a need for assistance with core activities in Australia as of 2021, by indigenous status
This variable records the number of people with a profound or severe core activity limitation. People with a profound or severe core activity limitation are those needing assistance in their day to day lives in one or more of the three core activity areas of self-care, mobility and communication because of:
a long-term health condition (lasting six months or more)
a disability (lasting six months or more)
old age
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (June 28, 2022). Number of people with a need for assistance with core activities in Australia as of 2021, by indigenous status [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1378459/australia-number-of-people-with-a-need-for-assistance-by-indigenous-status/
Australian Bureau of Statistics. "Number of people with a need for assistance with core activities in Australia as of 2021, by indigenous status." Chart. June 28, 2022. Statista. Accessed November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1378459/australia-number-of-people-with-a-need-for-assistance-by-indigenous-status/
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2022). Number of people with a need for assistance with core activities in Australia as of 2021, by indigenous status. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1378459/australia-number-of-people-with-a-need-for-assistance-by-indigenous-status/
Australian Bureau of Statistics. "Number of People with a Need for Assistance with Core Activities in Australia as of 2021, by Indigenous Status." Statista, Statista Inc., 28 Jun 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1378459/australia-number-of-people-with-a-need-for-assistance-by-indigenous-status/
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Number of people with a need for assistance with core activities in Australia as of 2021, by indigenous status [Graph], Australian Bureau of Statistics, June 28, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1378459/australia-number-of-people-with-a-need-for-assistance-by-indigenous-status/
