Population
Need for 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, 75-84 year olds was the most common age group among residents who needed assistance with core activities in Brookton (S), accounting for 32.2% (29 people). This share was higher than Regional WA (17%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in 85+ year olds, which increased by 22 people and 52.3 percentage points.
Section overview
Need for assistance with core activities by age
Brookton (S) - Persons (Usual residence)
This table summarises need for assistance for Brookton (S) in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Regional WA and change since 2016.
Chart view
Need for assistance with core activities by age snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Brookton (S), with comparison markers for Regional WA.
Bars reflect 2021 counts; benchmark rates remain in the metrics.
0-4
2021 count
4
2021 rate
7.0%
Change from 2016
+7.0pp
4
7.0%
+7.0pp
5-14
2021 count
6
2021 rate
5.8%
Change from 2016
+5.8pp
6
5.8%
+5.8pp
15-19
2021 count
0
2021 rate
0.0%
Change from 2016
0.0pp
0
0.0%
0.0pp
20-24
2021 count
0
2021 rate
0.0%
Change from 2016
0.0pp
0
0.0%
0.0pp
25-34
2021 count
0
2021 rate
0.0%
Change from 2016
-3.7pp
0
0.0%
-3.7pp
35-44
2021 count
0
2021 rate
0.0%
Change from 2016
-3.0pp
0
0.0%
-3.0pp
45-54
2021 count
8
2021 rate
5.8%
Change from 2016
+3.9pp
8
5.8%
+3.9pp
55-64
2021 count
9
2021 rate
6.7%
Change from 2016
+0.1pp
9
6.7%
+0.1pp
65-74
2021 count
11
2021 rate
8.3%
Change from 2016
+0.3pp
11
8.3%
+0.3pp
75-84
2021 count
29
2021 rate
32.2%
Change from 2016
+18.3pp
29
32.2%
+18.3pp
85+
2021 count
29
2021 rate
70.7%
Change from 2016
+52.3pp
29
70.7%
+52.3pp
Need for assistance with core activities by age change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
0-4
+4
+7.0pp
5-14
+6
+5.8pp
15-19
0
0.0pp
20-24
0
0.0pp
25-34
-3
-3.7pp
35-44
-3
-3.0pp
45-54
+5
+3.9pp
55-64
+1
+0.1pp
65-74
-1
+0.3pp
75-84
+18
+18.3pp
85+
+22
+52.3pp
Data table
Need for assistance for Brookton (S). Need for assistance with core activities by age. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Regional WA.
| Category | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Count | % | Regional WA% | Count | % | Regional WA% | Count | pp | |
| 0-4 | 4 | 7.0% | 1.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0.8% | +4 | +7.0pp |
| 5-14 | 6 | 5.8% | 3.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 2.3% | +6 | +5.8pp |
| 15-19 | 0 | 0.0% | 3.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 2.2% | 0 | 0.0pp |
| 20-24 | 0 | 0.0% | 2.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 1.8% | 0 | 0.0pp |
| 25-34 | 0 | 0.0% | 1.6% | 3 | 3.7% | 1.3% | -3 | -3.7pp |
| 35-44 | 0 | 0.0% | 1.7% | 3 | 3.0% | 1.6% | -3 | -3.0pp |
| 45-54 | 8 | 5.8% | 2.7% | 3 | 1.9% | 2.5% | +5 | +3.9pp |
| 55-64 | 9 | 6.7% | 4.2% | 8 | 6.6% | 4.2% | +1 | +0.1pp |
| 65-74 | 11 | 8.3% | 7.3% | 12 | 8.0% | 7.4% | -1 | +0.3pp |
| 75-84 | 29 | 32.2% | 17.0% | 11 | 13.9% | 16.5% | +18 | +18.3pp |
| 85+ | 29 | 70.7% | 42.6% | 7 | 18.4% | 41.4% | +22 | +52.3pp |
| Total | 91 | 9.8% | 4.6% | 44 | 4.5% | 3.8% | +47 | +5.3pp |