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, 65-74 year olds was the most common age group among residents who needed assistance with core activities in Mackenzie (Brisbane - Qld), accounting for 8.6% (12 people). This share was similar to Brisbane (C) (8.6%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in 85+ year olds, which increased by 5 people and 46.2 percentage points.
Section overview
Need for assistance with core activities by age
Mackenzie (Brisbane - Qld) - Persons (Usual residence)
This table summarises assistance for Mackenzie (Brisbane - Qld) in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Brisbane (C) and change since 2016.
Need for assistance with core activities by age snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Mackenzie (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
+3
+0.5pp
15-19
-1
-0.9pp
20-24
+1
+0.7pp
25-34
-1
-0.5pp
35-44
0
-0.1pp
45-54
+4
+0.8pp
55-64
-1
-0.9pp
65-74
+2
-0.7pp
75-84
-3
-18.0pp
85+
+5
+46.2pp
Data table
Assistance for Mackenzie (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 | 8 | 1.9% | 3.6% | 5 | 1.4% | 2.7% | +3 | +0.5pp |
| 15-19 | 8 | 3.4% | 2.7% | 9 | 4.3% | 2.0% | -1 | -0.9pp |
| 20-24 | 8 | 5.9% | 1.8% | 7 | 5.2% | 1.3% | +1 | +0.7pp |
| 25-34 | 3 | 1.8% | 1.4% | 4 | 2.3% | 1.1% | -1 | -0.5pp |
| 35-44 | 3 | 0.8% | 1.7% | 3 | 0.9% | 1.7% | 0 | -0.1pp |
| 45-54 | 7 | 1.6% | 2.6% | 3 | 0.8% | 2.6% | +4 | +0.8pp |
| 55-64 | 8 | 2.9% | 4.5% | 9 | 3.8% | 4.4% | -1 | -0.9pp |
| 65-74 | 12 | 8.6% | 8.6% | 10 | 9.3% | 7.9% | +2 | -0.7pp |
| 75-84 | 4 | 10.0% | 21.3% | 7 | 28.0% | 20.4% | -3 | -18.0pp |
| 85+ | 12 | 100.0% | 51.4% | 7 | 53.8% | 47.1% | +5 | +46.2pp |
| Total | 65 | 2.8% | 4.6% | 66 | 3.2% | 4.0% | -1 | -0.4pp |