Population
Assistance
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.
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, 75-84 year olds was the most common age group among residents who needed assistance with core activities in Albion (Brisbane - Qld), accounting for 16.9% (29 people). This share was lower than Brisbane (C) (21.3%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in 75-84 year olds, which increased by 24 people and 10.3 percentage points.
Section overview
Need for assistance with core activities by age
Albion (Brisbane - Qld) - Persons (Usual residence)
This table summarises assistance for Albion (Brisbane - Qld) in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Brisbane (C) and change since 2016.
This area boundary has changed from 2016 to 2021. As a result, 2016 values are mapped onto 2021 suburb boundaries using ABS concordance.
Need for assistance with core activities by age snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Albion (Brisbane - Qld), with comparison markers for Brisbane (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
0
0.0pp
15-19
+3
+2.9pp
20-24
0
0.0pp
25-34
+4
+0.2pp
35-44
0
-0.4pp
45-54
+11
+2.5pp
55-64
+2
-0.6pp
65-74
+11
+3.0pp
75-84
+24
+10.3pp
85+
+2
-10.2pp
Data table
Assistance for Albion (Brisbane - Qld). Need for assistance with core activities by age. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Brisbane (C).
| Category | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Count | % | Brisbane (C)% | Count | % | Brisbane (C)% | Count | pp | |
| 0-4 | 0 | 0.0% | 1.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 1.0% | 0 | 0.0pp |
| 5-14 | 0 | 0.0% | 3.6% | 0 | 0.0% | 2.7% | 0 | 0.0pp |
| 15-19 | 3 | 2.9% | 2.7% | 0 | 0.0% | 2.0% | +3 | +2.9pp |
| 20-24 | 0 | 0.0% | 1.8% | 0 | 0.0% | 1.3% | 0 | 0.0pp |
| 25-34 | 8 | 0.8% | 1.4% | 4 | 0.6% | 1.1% | +4 | +0.2pp |
| 35-44 | 4 | 0.8% | 1.7% | 4 | 1.2% | 1.7% | 0 | -0.4pp |
| 45-54 | 15 | 4.1% | 2.6% | 4 | 1.6% | 2.6% | +11 | +2.5pp |
| 55-64 | 11 | 4.1% | 4.5% | 9 | 4.7% | 4.4% | +2 | -0.6pp |
| 65-74 | 17 | 8.5% | 8.6% | 6 | 5.5% | 7.9% | +11 | +3.0pp |
| 75-84 | 29 | 16.9% | 21.3% | 5 | 6.6% | 20.4% | +24 | +10.3pp |
| 85+ | 25 | 27.5% | 51.4% | 23 | 37.7% | 47.1% | +2 | -10.2pp |
| Total | 113 | 3.3% | 4.6% | 68 | 3.0% | 4.0% | +45 | +0.3pp |