Population
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, 65-74 year olds was the most common age group among residents who needed assistance with core activities in Katherine (T), accounting for 10.6% (62 people). This share was lower than Regional NT (12.7%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in 75-84 year olds, which increased by 17 people and 6.7 percentage points.
Section overview
Need for assistance with core activities by age
Katherine (T) - Persons (Usual residence)
This table summarises assistance for Katherine (T) in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Regional NT and change since 2016.
Need for assistance with core activities by age snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Katherine (T), with comparison markers for Regional NT.
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
-5
-0.6pp
5-14
+15
+0.9pp
15-19
-4
-0.4pp
20-24
-1
-0.2pp
25-34
-7
-0.4pp
35-44
+2
0.0pp
45-54
-3
+0.3pp
55-64
+3
+0.5pp
65-74
+13
+2.1pp
75-84
+17
+6.7pp
85+
+10
+17.2pp
Data table
Assistance for Katherine (T). Need for assistance with core activities by age. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Regional NT.
| Category | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Count | % | Regional NT% | Count | % | Regional NT% | Count | pp | |
| 0-4 | 0 | 0.0% | 0.8% | 5 | 0.6% | 0.6% | -5 | -0.6pp |
| 5-14 | 41 | 2.8% | 2.0% | 26 | 1.9% | 1.4% | +15 | +0.9pp |
| 15-19 | 10 | 2.0% | 1.4% | 14 | 2.4% | 1.5% | -4 | -0.4pp |
| 20-24 | 12 | 1.8% | 1.5% | 13 | 2.0% | 1.0% | -1 | -0.2pp |
| 25-34 | 13 | 0.7% | 0.9% | 20 | 1.1% | 1.1% | -7 | -0.4pp |
| 35-44 | 18 | 1.3% | 1.8% | 16 | 1.3% | 1.8% | +2 | 0.0pp |
| 45-54 | 38 | 3.2% | 3.8% | 41 | 2.9% | 4.0% | -3 | +0.3pp |
| 55-64 | 53 | 5.2% | 6.3% | 50 | 4.7% | 6.1% | +3 | +0.5pp |
| 65-74 | 62 | 10.6% | 12.7% | 49 | 8.5% | 14.0% | +13 | +2.1pp |
| 75-84 | 50 | 22.4% | 26.5% | 33 | 15.7% | 26.4% | +17 | +6.7pp |
| 85+ | 27 | 58.7% | 55.2% | 17 | 41.5% | 49.0% | +10 | +17.2pp |
| Total | 325 | 3.4% | 3.4% | 284 | 2.9% | 3.2% | +41 | +0.5pp |