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, 85+ year olds was the most common age group among residents who needed assistance with core activities in City Beach, accounting for 38.6% (123 people). This share was lower than Cambridge (T) (52.1%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in 85+ year olds, which increased by 30 people and 3.6 percentage points.
Section overview
Need for assistance with core activities by age
City Beach - Persons (Usual residence)
This table summarises need for assistance for City Beach in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Cambridge (T) and change since 2016.
Need for assistance with core activities by age snapshot
2021 distribution by category for City Beach, with comparison markers for Cambridge (T).
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
18
2021 rate
1.8%
Change from 2016
+0.8pp
18
1.8%
+0.8pp
15-19
2021 count
10
2021 rate
1.7%
Change from 2016
+1.2pp
10
1.7%
+1.2pp
20-24
2021 count
3
2021 rate
0.8%
Change from 2016
-0.2pp
3
0.8%
-0.2pp
25-34
2021 count
3
2021 rate
0.8%
Change from 2016
+0.8pp
3
0.8%
+0.8pp
35-44
2021 count
6
2021 rate
1.0%
Change from 2016
+0.5pp
6
1.0%
+0.5pp
45-54
2021 count
5
2021 rate
0.4%
Change from 2016
-0.3pp
5
0.4%
-0.3pp
55-64
2021 count
15
2021 rate
1.5%
Change from 2016
+0.4pp
15
1.5%
+0.4pp
65-74
2021 count
17
2021 rate
2.6%
Change from 2016
+0.1pp
17
2.6%
+0.1pp
75-84
2021 count
58
2021 rate
10.1%
Change from 2016
+0.6pp
58
10.1%
+0.6pp
85+
2021 count
123
2021 rate
38.6%
Change from 2016
+3.6pp
123
38.6%
+3.6pp
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
+7
+0.8pp
15-19
+7
+1.2pp
20-24
-1
-0.2pp
25-34
+3
+0.8pp
35-44
+3
+0.5pp
45-54
-3
-0.3pp
55-64
+6
+0.4pp
65-74
+3
+0.1pp
75-84
+4
+0.6pp
85+
+30
+3.6pp
Data table
Need for assistance for City Beach. Need for assistance with core activities by age. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Cambridge (T).
| Category | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Count | % | Cambridge (T)% | Count | % | Cambridge (T)% | Count | pp | |
| 0-4 | 0 | 0.0% | 0.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 1.0% | 0 | 0.0pp |
| 5-14 | 18 | 1.8% | 2.1% | 11 | 1.0% | 1.6% | +7 | +0.8pp |
| 15-19 | 10 | 1.7% | 1.8% | 3 | 0.5% | 1.5% | +7 | +1.2pp |
| 20-24 | 3 | 0.8% | 1.8% | 4 | 1.0% | 1.9% | -1 | -0.2pp |
| 25-34 | 3 | 0.8% | 1.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 1.0% | +3 | +0.8pp |
| 35-44 | 6 | 1.0% | 0.7% | 3 | 0.5% | 0.7% | +3 | +0.5pp |
| 45-54 | 5 | 0.4% | 0.9% | 8 | 0.7% | 0.7% | -3 | -0.3pp |
| 55-64 | 15 | 1.5% | 1.9% | 9 | 1.1% | 2.0% | +6 | +0.4pp |
| 65-74 | 17 | 2.6% | 3.8% | 14 | 2.5% | 4.4% | +3 | +0.1pp |
| 75-84 | 58 | 10.1% | 16.1% | 54 | 9.5% | 16.3% | +4 | +0.6pp |
| 85+ | 123 | 38.6% | 52.1% | 93 | 35.0% | 41.5% | +30 | +3.6pp |
| Total | 255 | 3.7% | 4.1% | 199 | 3.0% | 3.5% | +56 | +0.7pp |