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 Enmore (Inner West - NSW), accounting for 29% (29 people). This share was higher than Inner West (A) (28.6%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in 45-54 year olds, which increased by 13 people and 2.4 percentage points.
Section overview
Need for assistance with core activities by age
Enmore (Inner West - NSW) - Persons (Usual residence)
This table summarises assistance for Enmore (Inner West - NSW) in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Inner West (A) and change since 2016.
This area boundary has changed from 2016 to 2021. As a result, 2016 values are mapped onto 2021 suburb boundaries using ABS concordance.
Need for assistance with core activities by age snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Enmore (Inner West - NSW), with comparison markers for Inner West (A).
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
0
0.0pp
5-14
-2
-0.9pp
15-19
0
-0.4pp
20-24
-1
-0.3pp
25-34
0
+0.2pp
35-44
-10
-1.4pp
45-54
+13
+2.4pp
55-64
+4
+0.6pp
65-74
-2
-2.8pp
75-84
+7
+7.8pp
85+
-1
+5.6pp
Data table
Assistance for Enmore (Inner West - NSW). Need for assistance with core activities by age. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Inner West (A).
| Category | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Count | % | Inner West (A)% | Count | % | Inner West (A)% | Count | pp | |
| 0-4 | 0 | 0.0% | 0.7% | 0 | 0.0% | 0.7% | 0 | 0.0pp |
| 5-14 | 10 | 3.7% | 2.5% | 12 | 4.6% | 1.9% | -2 | -0.9pp |
| 15-19 | 3 | 2.4% | 2.3% | 3 | 2.8% | 1.9% | 0 | -0.4pp |
| 20-24 | 4 | 1.2% | 1.6% | 5 | 1.5% | 1.0% | -1 | -0.3pp |
| 25-34 | 14 | 1.4% | 1.1% | 14 | 1.2% | 0.8% | 0 | +0.2pp |
| 35-44 | 0 | 0.0% | 1.2% | 10 | 1.4% | 1.2% | -10 | -1.4pp |
| 45-54 | 18 | 3.4% | 2.1% | 5 | 1.0% | 2.6% | +13 | +2.4pp |
| 55-64 | 16 | 4.2% | 4.1% | 12 | 3.6% | 4.7% | +4 | +0.6pp |
| 65-74 | 14 | 6.2% | 9.5% | 16 | 9.0% | 10.5% | -2 | -2.8pp |
| 75-84 | 29 | 29.0% | 28.6% | 22 | 21.2% | 31.3% | +7 | +7.8pp |
| 85+ | 21 | 56.8% | 62.9% | 22 | 51.2% | 59.8% | -1 | +5.6pp |
| Total | 130 | 3.4% | 4.8% | 128 | 3.2% | 4.5% | +2 | +0.2pp |