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 Donnybrook-Balingup (S), accounting for 16.5% (76 people). This share was lower than Regional WA (17%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in 75-84 year olds, which increased by 25 people and 0.7 percentage points.
Section overview
Need for assistance with core activities by age
Donnybrook-Balingup (S) - Persons (Usual residence)
This table summarises assistance for Donnybrook-Balingup (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 Donnybrook-Balingup (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
+6
+2.0pp
5-14
+10
+1.5pp
15-19
+5
+1.5pp
20-24
+4
+1.7pp
25-34
+6
+1.3pp
35-44
-5
-0.7pp
45-54
+6
+0.7pp
55-64
+3
+0.4pp
65-74
+7
-0.3pp
75-84
+25
+0.7pp
85+
+18
+8.5pp
Data table
Assistance for Donnybrook-Balingup (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 | 9 | 2.9% | 1.0% | 3 | 0.9% | 0.8% | +6 | +2.0pp |
| 5-14 | 30 | 4.2% | 3.5% | 20 | 2.7% | 2.3% | +10 | +1.5pp |
| 15-19 | 14 | 4.4% | 3.0% | 9 | 2.9% | 2.2% | +5 | +1.5pp |
| 20-24 | 8 | 3.7% | 2.4% | 4 | 2.0% | 1.8% | +4 | +1.7pp |
| 25-34 | 12 | 2.4% | 1.6% | 6 | 1.1% | 1.3% | +6 | +1.3pp |
| 35-44 | 8 | 1.2% | 1.7% | 13 | 1.9% | 1.6% | -5 | -0.7pp |
| 45-54 | 33 | 3.9% | 2.7% | 27 | 3.2% | 2.5% | +6 | +0.7pp |
| 55-64 | 30 | 3.0% | 4.2% | 27 | 2.6% | 4.2% | +3 | +0.4pp |
| 65-74 | 48 | 4.9% | 7.3% | 41 | 5.2% | 7.4% | +7 | -0.3pp |
| 75-84 | 76 | 16.5% | 17.0% | 51 | 15.8% | 16.5% | +25 | +0.7pp |
| 85+ | 59 | 46.5% | 42.6% | 41 | 38.0% | 41.4% | +18 | +8.5pp |
| Total | 331 | 5.4% | 4.6% | 250 | 4.3% | 3.8% | +81 | +1.1pp |