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, 0-4 year olds was the most common age group among residents who needed assistance with core activities in Torryburn (Dungog - NSW), accounting for 0% (0 people). This share was lower than Dungog (A) (2.2%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in 0-4 year olds, which increased by 0 people.
Section overview
Need for assistance with core activities by age
Torryburn (Dungog - NSW) - Persons (Usual residence)
This table summarises need for assistance for Torryburn (Dungog - NSW) in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Dungog (A) and change since 2016.
Need for assistance with core activities by age snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Torryburn (Dungog - NSW), with comparison markers for Dungog (A).
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
0
2021 rate
0.0%
Change from 2016
0.0pp
0
0.0%
0.0pp
15-19
2021 count
0
2021 rate
0.0%
Change from 2016
0.0pp
0
0.0%
0.0pp
20-24
2021 count
0
2021 rate
0.0%
Change from 2016
0.0pp
0
0.0%
0.0pp
25-34
2021 count
0
2021 rate
0.0%
Change from 2016
0.0pp
0
0.0%
0.0pp
35-44
2021 count
0
2021 rate
0.0%
Change from 2016
0.0pp
0
0.0%
0.0pp
45-54
2021 count
0
2021 rate
0.0%
Change from 2016
0.0pp
0
0.0%
0.0pp
55-64
2021 count
0
2021 rate
0.0%
Change from 2016
0.0pp
0
0.0%
0.0pp
65-74
2021 count
0
2021 rate
0.0%
Change from 2016
0.0pp
0
0.0%
0.0pp
75-84
2021 count
0
2021 rate
0.0%
Change from 2016
0.0pp
0
0.0%
0.0pp
85+
2021 count
0
2021 rate
0.0%
Change from 2016
-
0
0.0%
-
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
0
0.0pp
15-19
0
0.0pp
20-24
0
0.0pp
25-34
0
0.0pp
35-44
0
0.0pp
45-54
0
0.0pp
55-64
0
0.0pp
65-74
0
0.0pp
75-84
0
0.0pp
85+
0
-
Data table
Need for assistance for Torryburn (Dungog - NSW). Need for assistance with core activities by age. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Dungog (A).
| Category | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Count | % | Dungog (A)% | Count | % | Dungog (A)% | Count | pp | |
| 0-4 | 0 | 0.0% | 2.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0.6% | 0 | 0.0pp |
| 5-14 | 0 | 0.0% | 4.8% | 0 | 0.0% | 4.4% | 0 | 0.0pp |
| 15-19 | 0 | 0.0% | 4.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 2.7% | 0 | 0.0pp |
| 20-24 | 0 | 0.0% | 3.6% | 0 | 0.0% | 3.2% | 0 | 0.0pp |
| 25-34 | 0 | 0.0% | 2.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 2.3% | 0 | 0.0pp |
| 35-44 | 0 | 0.0% | 3.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 2.3% | 0 | 0.0pp |
| 45-54 | 0 | 0.0% | 2.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 3.2% | 0 | 0.0pp |
| 55-64 | 0 | 0.0% | 5.8% | 0 | 0.0% | 6.3% | 0 | 0.0pp |
| 65-74 | 0 | 0.0% | 6.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 6.4% | 0 | 0.0pp |
| 75-84 | 0 | 0.0% | 17.8% | 0 | 0.0% | 16.8% | 0 | 0.0pp |
| 85+ | 0 | 0.0% | 45.7% | 0 | - | 49.7% | 0 | - |
| Total | 4 | 3.1% | 5.8% | 8 | 5.6% | 5.7% | -4 | -2.5pp |