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 West End (Brisbane - Qld), accounting for 20.4% (73 people). This share was lower than Brisbane (C) (21.3%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in 75-84 year olds, which increased by 22 people, while its share fell by 1.7 percentage points.
Section overview
Need for assistance with core activities by age
West End (Brisbane - Qld) - Persons (Usual residence)
This table summarises assistance for West End (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 West End (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
+8
-0.1pp
15-19
+2
-0.4pp
20-24
+4
-0.1pp
25-34
+8
-0.2pp
35-44
-1
-0.6pp
45-54
+13
-0.1pp
55-64
+19
+0.3pp
65-74
+18
-0.9pp
75-84
+22
-1.7pp
85+
+21
+14.9pp
Data table
Assistance for West End (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 | 27 | 2.0% | 3.6% | 19 | 2.1% | 2.7% | +8 | -0.1pp |
| 15-19 | 13 | 1.8% | 2.7% | 11 | 2.2% | 2.0% | +2 | -0.4pp |
| 20-24 | 17 | 1.2% | 1.8% | 13 | 1.3% | 1.3% | +4 | -0.1pp |
| 25-34 | 29 | 0.8% | 1.4% | 21 | 1.0% | 1.1% | +8 | -0.2pp |
| 35-44 | 24 | 1.0% | 1.7% | 25 | 1.6% | 1.7% | -1 | -0.6pp |
| 45-54 | 40 | 2.1% | 2.6% | 27 | 2.2% | 2.6% | +13 | -0.1pp |
| 55-64 | 50 | 3.7% | 4.5% | 31 | 3.4% | 4.4% | +19 | +0.3pp |
| 65-74 | 53 | 6.1% | 8.6% | 35 | 7.0% | 7.9% | +18 | -0.9pp |
| 75-84 | 73 | 20.4% | 21.3% | 51 | 22.1% | 20.4% | +22 | -1.7pp |
| 85+ | 70 | 60.3% | 51.4% | 49 | 45.4% | 47.1% | +21 | +14.9pp |
| Total | 413 | 2.8% | 4.6% | 279 | 3.0% | 4.0% | +134 | -0.2pp |