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, 55-64 year olds was the most common age group among residents who needed assistance with core activities in Bungalow, accounting for 10.7% (34 people). This share was higher than Cairns (R) (5.4%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in 55-64 year olds, which increased by 9 people and 2.6 percentage points.
Section overview
Need for assistance with core activities by age
Bungalow - Persons (Usual residence)
This table summarises need for assistance for Bungalow in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Cairns (R) and change since 2016.
Need for assistance with core activities by age snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Bungalow, with comparison markers for Cairns (R).
Bars reflect 2021 counts; benchmark rates remain in the metrics.
0-4
2021 count
0
2021 rate
0.0%
Change from 2016
0.0pp
0
0.0%
0.0pp
5-14
2021 count
13
2021 rate
7.1%
Change from 2016
+1.4pp
13
7.1%
+1.4pp
15-19
2021 count
0
2021 rate
0.0%
Change from 2016
0.0pp
0
0.0%
0.0pp
20-24
2021 count
4
2021 rate
2.3%
Change from 2016
+0.5pp
4
2.3%
+0.5pp
25-34
2021 count
9
2021 rate
1.9%
Change from 2016
+0.8pp
9
1.9%
+0.8pp
35-44
2021 count
9
2021 rate
2.4%
Change from 2016
-2.0pp
9
2.4%
-2.0pp
45-54
2021 count
15
2021 rate
4.6%
Change from 2016
-1.1pp
15
4.6%
-1.1pp
55-64
2021 count
34
2021 rate
10.7%
Change from 2016
+2.6pp
34
10.7%
+2.6pp
65-74
2021 count
15
2021 rate
7.8%
Change from 2016
+2.3pp
15
7.8%
+2.3pp
75-84
2021 count
15
2021 rate
19.5%
Change from 2016
+11.4pp
15
19.5%
+11.4pp
85+
2021 count
4
2021 rate
17.4%
Change from 2016
-12.0pp
4
17.4%
-12.0pp
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
+5
+1.4pp
15-19
0
0.0pp
20-24
+1
+0.5pp
25-34
+4
+0.8pp
35-44
-5
-2.0pp
45-54
-1
-1.1pp
55-64
+9
+2.6pp
65-74
+6
+2.3pp
75-84
+9
+11.4pp
85+
-6
-12.0pp
Data table
Need for assistance for Bungalow. Need for assistance with core activities by age. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Cairns (R).
| Category | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Count | % | Cairns (R)% | Count | % | Cairns (R)% | Count | pp | |
| 0-4 | 0 | 0.0% | 1.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 0.9% | 0 | 0.0pp |
| 5-14 | 13 | 7.1% | 4.1% | 8 | 5.7% | 3.1% | +5 | +1.4pp |
| 15-19 | 0 | 0.0% | 3.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 2.4% | 0 | 0.0pp |
| 20-24 | 4 | 2.3% | 2.6% | 3 | 1.8% | 1.8% | +1 | +0.5pp |
| 25-34 | 9 | 1.9% | 1.8% | 5 | 1.1% | 1.7% | +4 | +0.8pp |
| 35-44 | 9 | 2.4% | 2.3% | 14 | 4.4% | 2.1% | -5 | -2.0pp |
| 45-54 | 15 | 4.6% | 3.4% | 16 | 5.7% | 3.3% | -1 | -1.1pp |
| 55-64 | 34 | 10.7% | 5.4% | 25 | 8.1% | 5.4% | +9 | +2.6pp |
| 65-74 | 15 | 7.8% | 10.0% | 9 | 5.5% | 8.9% | +6 | +2.3pp |
| 75-84 | 15 | 19.5% | 22.2% | 6 | 8.1% | 21.1% | +9 | +11.4pp |
| 85+ | 4 | 17.4% | 49.9% | 10 | 29.4% | 46.4% | -6 | -12.0pp |
| Total | 112 | 4.7% | 5.4% | 92 | 4.3% | 4.4% | +20 | +0.4pp |