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 White Rock (Cairns - Qld), accounting for 30.4% (77 people). This share was higher than Cairns (R) (22.2%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in 65-74 year olds, which increased by 18 people and 1.6 percentage points.
Section overview
Need for assistance with core activities by age
White Rock (Cairns - Qld) - Persons (Usual residence)
This table summarises assistance for White Rock (Cairns - Qld) 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 White Rock (Cairns - Qld), with comparison markers for Cairns (R).
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
+5
+1.5pp
5-14
+13
+1.6pp
15-19
-4
-1.4pp
20-24
+1
+0.3pp
25-34
-8
-1.3pp
35-44
+7
+1.0pp
45-54
+12
+1.8pp
55-64
+3
+0.8pp
65-74
+18
+1.6pp
75-84
+14
-6.4pp
85+
-17
-8.5pp
Data table
Assistance for White Rock (Cairns - Qld). 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 | 8 | 2.3% | 1.4% | 3 | 0.8% | 0.9% | +5 | +1.5pp |
| 5-14 | 33 | 4.5% | 4.1% | 20 | 2.9% | 3.1% | +13 | +1.6pp |
| 15-19 | 8 | 2.6% | 3.2% | 12 | 4.0% | 2.4% | -4 | -1.4pp |
| 20-24 | 4 | 1.4% | 2.6% | 3 | 1.1% | 1.8% | +1 | +0.3pp |
| 25-34 | 8 | 1.2% | 1.8% | 16 | 2.5% | 1.7% | -8 | -1.3pp |
| 35-44 | 26 | 4.0% | 2.3% | 19 | 3.0% | 2.1% | +7 | +1.0pp |
| 45-54 | 34 | 5.6% | 3.4% | 22 | 3.8% | 3.3% | +12 | +1.8pp |
| 55-64 | 47 | 9.1% | 5.4% | 44 | 8.3% | 5.4% | +3 | +0.8pp |
| 65-74 | 68 | 14.0% | 10.0% | 50 | 12.4% | 8.9% | +18 | +1.6pp |
| 75-84 | 77 | 30.4% | 22.2% | 63 | 36.8% | 21.1% | +14 | -6.4pp |
| 85+ | 63 | 65.6% | 49.9% | 80 | 74.1% | 46.4% | -17 | -8.5pp |
| Total | 376 | 7.6% | 5.4% | 343 | 7.3% | 4.4% | +33 | +0.3pp |