In the Disability and Carers section we think it would be useful to know if people are accessing subsidised support.
Possible question: In the past 4 weeks did the person access government subsidised support?
This would be very relevant for Aboriginal and CaLD people as there is a fear that they do not equitably access the supports available.
Choose your area of interest
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Population
Sex and gender
Households and families
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples
Income and work
Unpaid work and care
Education and training
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Disability and carers
Housing
Location
Transport
Cultural diversity
Religion
Other topic
Topics on Disability and carers
Choose one or more of the following topics that relates to your submission
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Need for assistance
Unpaid care (due to the disability, long term illness or old age of another person)
Other/unknown
Assessment Criteria 1
1.
This topic is of current national importance.
National Importance
Data is needed to support policy development, planning or program monitoring.
Not having the data in regard to people accessing subsidised support in the Disability and Carers area possibly means that people in the community are not aware of the services provided. This is an area were some people struggle with day to day living. not being aware that there is assistance available.
Assessment Criteria 2
2.
There is a need for data from a Census of the whole population.
For whole population
Data is needed from groups encompassing Disability and Carers.
Assessment Criteria 3
3.
The topic can be accurately collected in a form which the household completes themselves.
Easy to answer
The data can be collected in a simple question: Disability and Carers:
e.g. In the past 4 weeks did the person access government subsidised support.
Assessment Criteria 4
4.
The topic would be acceptable to Census respondents.
Acceptable
Disability and Carers: The topic should not appear offensive. Most respondents should be willing to answer with accuracy the question. Aboriginal and CaLD responses would be very beneficial although not always easy to acquire.
Assessment Criteria 5
5.
The topic can be collected efficiently.
Collected efficiently
Disability and Carers: One question could provide the additional information as to whether the person did access government subsidised support in the past four weeks. This should have very little impact on the finances or resources required.
Assessment Criteria 6
6.
There is likely to be a continuing need for data on this topic in the following Census.
Continuing need
Disability and Carers:
The topic should remain relevant for some time especially taking into account the population living longer hence the probability of more people with disability and Carers.
Assessment Criteria 7
7.
There are no other alternative data sources or solutions that could meet the topic need.
No alternatives
There is nothing on a larger scale which would provide this information. It is related to a significant part of the population, and a growth area in years to come.