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, 85+ year olds was the most common age group among residents who needed assistance with core activities in East Lismore, accounting for 36.4% (63 people). This share was lower than Lismore (C) (48.4%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in 55-64 year olds, which increased by 52 people and 7.3 percentage points.
Section overview
Need for assistance with core activities by age
East Lismore - Persons (Usual residence)
This table summarises need for assistance for East Lismore in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Lismore (C) and change since 2016.
Need for assistance with core activities by age snapshot
2021 distribution by category for East Lismore, with comparison markers for Lismore (C).
Bars reflect 2021 counts; benchmark rates remain in the metrics.
0-4
2021 count
9
2021 rate
3.5%
Change from 2016
+3.5pp
9
3.5%
+3.5pp
5-14
2021 count
47
2021 rate
8.1%
Change from 2016
+6.8pp
47
8.1%
+6.8pp
15-19
2021 count
29
2021 rate
8.6%
Change from 2016
+4.1pp
29
8.6%
+4.1pp
20-24
2021 count
27
2021 rate
7.0%
Change from 2016
+2.4pp
27
7.0%
+2.4pp
25-34
2021 count
25
2021 rate
3.8%
Change from 2016
+3.8pp
25
3.8%
+3.8pp
35-44
2021 count
16
2021 rate
3.0%
Change from 2016
+3.0pp
16
3.0%
+3.0pp
45-54
2021 count
25
2021 rate
4.4%
Change from 2016
+3.6pp
25
4.4%
+3.6pp
55-64
2021 count
55
2021 rate
8.4%
Change from 2016
+7.3pp
55
8.4%
+7.3pp
65-74
2021 count
47
2021 rate
9.3%
Change from 2016
+4.0pp
47
9.3%
+4.0pp
75-84
2021 count
54
2021 rate
16.8%
Change from 2016
+0.3pp
54
16.8%
+0.3pp
85+
2021 count
63
2021 rate
36.4%
Change from 2016
+0.7pp
63
36.4%
+0.7pp
Chart view
Need for assistance with core activities by age change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
0-4
+9
+3.5pp
5-14
+42
+6.8pp
15-19
+22
+4.1pp
20-24
+21
+2.4pp
25-34
+25
+3.8pp
35-44
+16
+3.0pp
45-54
+22
+3.6pp
55-64
+52
+7.3pp
65-74
+37
+4.0pp
75-84
+25
+0.3pp
85+
+38
+0.7pp
Data table
Need for assistance for East Lismore. Need for assistance with core activities by age. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Lismore (C).
| Category | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Count | % | Lismore (C)% | Count | % | Lismore (C)% | Count | pp | |
| 0-4 | 9 | 3.5% | 2.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 1.0% | +9 | +3.5pp |
| 5-14 | 47 | 8.1% | 6.2% | 5 | 1.3% | 4.5% | +42 | +6.8pp |
| 15-19 | 29 | 8.6% | 5.9% | 7 | 4.5% | 3.6% | +22 | +4.1pp |
| 20-24 | 27 | 7.0% | 5.8% | 6 | 4.6% | 3.3% | +21 | +2.4pp |
| 25-34 | 25 | 3.8% | 4.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 3.5% | +25 | +3.8pp |
| 35-44 | 16 | 3.0% | 3.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 3.7% | +16 | +3.0pp |
| 45-54 | 25 | 4.4% | 4.8% | 3 | 0.8% | 5.4% | +22 | +3.6pp |
| 55-64 | 55 | 8.4% | 6.3% | 3 | 1.1% | 5.6% | +52 | +7.3pp |
| 65-74 | 47 | 9.3% | 7.9% | 10 | 5.3% | 7.2% | +37 | +4.0pp |
| 75-84 | 54 | 16.8% | 16.7% | 29 | 16.5% | 17.4% | +25 | +0.3pp |
| 85+ | 63 | 36.4% | 48.4% | 25 | 35.7% | 46.3% | +38 | +0.7pp |
| Total | 393 | 7.9% | 7.1% | 93 | 3.8% | 6.4% | +300 | +4.1pp |