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Number of
People
Very limited data is available
about people from a non-English speaking background (NESB)
with disability who live in NSW. When attempting to analyse
what available data there is (for example census data), the
different definitions used when referring to 'NESB' creates
many problems. The table below is a summary of MDAA's
estimations derived from information collected by the
Australian Bureau of Statistics.
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Number
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Percentage
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Disability in
NSW
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Number of
people
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6,651,200
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Number of people
with disability
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1,177,262
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17.7%** of all
people in NSW have a disability
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NESB and
disability in NSW
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Number of people
born overseas in a non-English speaking country
(NESC) with disability (1st generation
NESB)
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189,539
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18%**
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Number of people
with disability born to parents from a NESC (2nd
generation NESB)
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138,863
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Number of people
from a NESB with disability (1st and 2nd generation
NESB)
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328,402
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4.94% of all people
in NSW are people from a NESB with
disability
27.9% of all people
in NSW with a disability are from a NESB
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LOTE and
disability in NSW
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Number of people
with disability that speak a language other than
English (LOTE) at home
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222,502
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18.9%* of all
people in NSW with a disability speak a LOTE at
home
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NOTE: The
figures above are derived from a combination of
information from (*) The Community Relations
Commission The People of NSW - Statistics from the
2001 Census and (**) Australian Bureau of
Statistics Disability, Ageing and Carers: Summary
of Findings, Australia, 2003. Specifically, the
following information was used: 20% of Australians
have a disability (**); 18% of people born in a
NESC have a disability (**); 18.9% of people in NSW
speak a LOTE at home (*).
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5%
of the NSW population (328,402 people)
are people from a NESB with disability.
One in every four people with disability living in
NSW
is a person from a NESB.
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How many
people from a NESB with disability live in the area my
organisation provides services for?
The easiest way for service
providers to work out the number of people from a NESB with
disability in their target area is to follow Steps 1 to 3
outlined below. If you have internet access, this
information has already been calculated by MDAA for all
Local Government Areas (LGAs) across NSW and can be
downloaded from www.mdaa.org.au.
Step1:
Obtain a copy of the book
'The People of NSW' from the Community Relations
Commission (02 8255 6767) or download relevant sections
from their website (www.crc.nsw.gov.au).
Look up the number of people born overseas in a NESC in
each LGA in your target area.
People born
overseas in a NESC ________
Step
2:
Multiply the number from
Step 1 by 18 and divide by 100 (the incidence of
disability for people born in a NESC). This will give you
the number of people born in a NESC with a disability
living in this LGA.
People born in a
NESC with disability ________
NOTE:
This does not give you a figure which includes
people born to parents born in a NESC (2nd
generation NESB). This figure, however, is
extremely relevant as a significant number of
people with disability rely on the support provided
by their families.
Step
3:
To calculate the total
number of people from a NESB (1st and 2nd generation)
with disability you multiply the number from Step 2 by
1.67. This will give you a good indication of the actual
number of people from a NESB with disability living in
this LGA.
1st and
2nd generation people from a NESB with disability
________
Importantly for disability service
providers, approximately 6% of these people will have
profound and severe restrictions (ABS term) and are
therefore most likely in need of specialist
services.
Number
of people from a NESB with profound and severe
restrictions ________
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