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, 45-54 year olds was the most common age group among residents who needed assistance with core activities in Broomehill-Tambellup (S), accounting for 9.3% (12 people). This share was higher than Regional WA (2.7%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in 5-14 year olds, which increased by 6 people and 3.6 percentage points.
Section overview
Need for assistance with core activities by age
Broomehill-Tambellup (S) - Persons (Usual residence)
This table summarises assistance for Broomehill-Tambellup (S) in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Regional WA and change since 2016.
Need for assistance with core activities by age snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Broomehill-Tambellup (S), with comparison markers for Regional WA.
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
+3
+4.8pp
5-14
+6
+3.6pp
15-19
0
0.0pp
20-24
0
0.0pp
25-34
-2
-0.5pp
35-44
0
+0.2pp
45-54
+5
+4.9pp
55-64
-2
-1.5pp
65-74
-3
-3.6pp
75-84
-1
+1.2pp
85+
-1
-14.7pp
Data table
Assistance for Broomehill-Tambellup (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 | 3 | 4.8% | 1.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0.8% | +3 | +4.8pp |
| 5-14 | 9 | 5.4% | 3.5% | 3 | 1.8% | 2.3% | +6 | +3.6pp |
| 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 | 5 | 4.4% | 1.6% | 7 | 4.9% | 1.3% | -2 | -0.5pp |
| 35-44 | 4 | 3.2% | 1.7% | 4 | 3.0% | 1.6% | 0 | +0.2pp |
| 45-54 | 12 | 9.3% | 2.7% | 7 | 4.4% | 2.5% | +5 | +4.9pp |
| 55-64 | 8 | 4.5% | 4.2% | 10 | 6.0% | 4.2% | -2 | -1.5pp |
| 65-74 | 5 | 4.8% | 7.3% | 8 | 8.4% | 7.4% | -3 | -3.6pp |
| 75-84 | 7 | 13.5% | 17.0% | 8 | 12.3% | 16.5% | -1 | +1.2pp |
| 85+ | 4 | 30.8% | 42.6% | 5 | 45.5% | 41.4% | -1 | -14.7pp |
| Total | 51 | 4.9% | 4.6% | 45 | 3.9% | 3.8% | +6 | +1.0pp |