Population
Assistance
About this topic
Need for assistance measures people who report needing help with self-care, body movement, or communication because of a disability, a long-term health condition, or older age. It is a high-needs indicator rather than a general measure of disability.
This topic is useful for planning accessible facilities, care services, respite, and support for carers. The measure is based on self-report in the Census, so it should be interpreted with care and read alongside unpaid care and other disability-related indicators.
Interpretation notes
- The measure is self-reported and records need for help with core activities, so it is not a complete measure of disability prevalence.
- It applies to all persons and is strongest as an indicator of higher support need when read with unpaid care and ageing data.
Key insight
In 2021, 65-74 year olds was the most common age group among residents who needed assistance with core activities in Bellfield (Banyule - Vic.), accounting for 19% (32 people). This share was higher than Banyule (C) (8.3%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in 65-74 year olds, which increased by 14 people and 4.6 percentage points.
Section overview
Need for assistance with core activities by age
Bellfield (Banyule - Vic.) - Persons (Usual residence)
This table summarises assistance for Bellfield (Banyule - Vic.) in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Banyule (C) and change since 2016.
Need for assistance with core activities by age snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Bellfield (Banyule - Vic.), with comparison markers for Banyule (C).
Bars reflect 2021 counts; benchmark rates remain in the metrics.
0-4
5-14
15-19
20-24
25-34
35-44
45-54
55-64
65-74
75-84
85+
Chart view
Need for assistance with core activities by age change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
0-4
0
0.0pp
5-14
+2
+0.4pp
15-19
-2
-4.2pp
20-24
+3
+2.5pp
25-34
+3
+0.6pp
35-44
+2
+0.1pp
45-54
-2
-1.6pp
55-64
-4
-3.2pp
65-74
+14
+4.6pp
75-84
+2
+5.8pp
85+
-2
-0.7pp
Data table
Assistance for Bellfield (Banyule - Vic.). Need for assistance with core activities by age. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Banyule (C).
| Category | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Count | % | Banyule (C)% | Count | % | Banyule (C)% | Count | pp | |
| 0-4 | 0 | 0.0% | 1.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1.2% | 0 | 0.0pp |
| 5-14 | 8 | 3.9% | 3.7% | 6 | 3.5% | 3.0% | +2 | +0.4pp |
| 15-19 | 5 | 4.8% | 3.6% | 7 | 9.0% | 2.5% | -2 | -4.2pp |
| 20-24 | 3 | 2.5% | 2.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 1.8% | +3 | +2.5pp |
| 25-34 | 12 | 3.1% | 2.1% | 9 | 2.5% | 1.6% | +3 | +0.6pp |
| 35-44 | 8 | 2.4% | 1.8% | 6 | 2.3% | 1.9% | +2 | +0.1pp |
| 45-54 | 19 | 8.3% | 3.0% | 21 | 9.9% | 3.1% | -2 | -1.6pp |
| 55-64 | 26 | 11.7% | 4.9% | 30 | 14.9% | 4.3% | -4 | -3.2pp |
| 65-74 | 32 | 19.0% | 8.3% | 18 | 14.4% | 7.1% | +14 | +4.6pp |
| 75-84 | 27 | 39.1% | 20.6% | 25 | 33.3% | 18.9% | +2 | +5.8pp |
| 85+ | 21 | 58.3% | 54.2% | 23 | 59.0% | 45.7% | -2 | -0.7pp |
| Total | 169 | 8.5% | 5.9% | 142 | 7.9% | 5.0% | +27 | +0.6pp |