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, 75-84 year olds was the most common age group among residents who needed assistance with core activities in Allawah, accounting for 23.8% (55 people). This share was lower than Georges River (A) (25.4%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in 85+ year olds, which increased by 19 people and 12.9 percentage points.
Section overview
Need for assistance with core activities by age
Allawah - Persons (Usual residence)
This table summarises need for assistance for Allawah in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Georges River (A) and change since 2016.
Need for assistance with core activities by age snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Allawah, with comparison markers for Georges River (A).
Bars reflect 2021 counts; benchmark rates remain in the metrics.
0-4
2021 count
3
2021 rate
1.0%
Change from 2016
+1.0pp
3
1.0%
+1.0pp
5-14
2021 count
13
2021 rate
3.0%
Change from 2016
+1.3pp
13
3.0%
+1.3pp
15-19
2021 count
3
2021 rate
1.6%
Change from 2016
+0.6pp
3
1.6%
+0.6pp
20-24
2021 count
0
2021 rate
0.0%
Change from 2016
-1.4pp
0
0.0%
-1.4pp
25-34
2021 count
14
2021 rate
1.2%
Change from 2016
+0.5pp
14
1.2%
+0.5pp
35-44
2021 count
10
2021 rate
1.2%
Change from 2016
+0.3pp
10
1.2%
+0.3pp
45-54
2021 count
16
2021 rate
2.7%
Change from 2016
+0.1pp
16
2.7%
+0.1pp
55-64
2021 count
33
2021 rate
5.1%
Change from 2016
+0.1pp
33
5.1%
+0.1pp
65-74
2021 count
41
2021 rate
8.8%
Change from 2016
-0.9pp
41
8.8%
-0.9pp
75-84
2021 count
55
2021 rate
23.8%
Change from 2016
-2.7pp
55
23.8%
-2.7pp
85+
2021 count
47
2021 rate
56.0%
Change from 2016
+12.9pp
47
56.0%
+12.9pp
Chart view
Need for assistance with core activities by age change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
0-4
+3
+1.0pp
5-14
+5
+1.3pp
15-19
0
+0.6pp
20-24
-7
-1.4pp
25-34
+4
+0.5pp
35-44
+3
+0.3pp
45-54
-1
+0.1pp
55-64
0
+0.1pp
65-74
+4
-0.9pp
75-84
+2
-2.7pp
85+
+19
+12.9pp
Data table
Need for assistance for Allawah. Need for assistance with core activities by age. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Georges River (A).
| Category | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Count | % | Georges River (A)% | Count | % | Georges River (A)% | Count | pp | |
| 0-4 | 3 | 1.0% | 1.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0.8% | +3 | +1.0pp |
| 5-14 | 13 | 3.0% | 2.7% | 8 | 1.7% | 2.2% | +5 | +1.3pp |
| 15-19 | 3 | 1.6% | 2.3% | 3 | 1.0% | 1.9% | 0 | +0.6pp |
| 20-24 | 0 | 0.0% | 1.5% | 7 | 1.4% | 1.2% | -7 | -1.4pp |
| 25-34 | 14 | 1.2% | 1.2% | 10 | 0.7% | 0.9% | +4 | +0.5pp |
| 35-44 | 10 | 1.2% | 1.2% | 7 | 0.9% | 1.5% | +3 | +0.3pp |
| 45-54 | 16 | 2.7% | 2.3% | 17 | 2.6% | 2.4% | -1 | +0.1pp |
| 55-64 | 33 | 5.1% | 4.4% | 33 | 5.0% | 4.6% | 0 | +0.1pp |
| 65-74 | 41 | 8.8% | 9.6% | 37 | 9.7% | 9.1% | +4 | -0.9pp |
| 75-84 | 55 | 23.8% | 25.4% | 53 | 26.5% | 24.3% | +2 | -2.7pp |
| 85+ | 47 | 56.0% | 48.3% | 28 | 43.1% | 51.6% | +19 | +12.9pp |
| Total | 232 | 4.3% | 5.3% | 208 | 3.6% | 4.9% | +24 | +0.7pp |