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 Lismore Heights, accounting for 50% (26 people). This share was higher than Lismore (C) (48.4%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in 65-74 year olds, which increased by 15 people and 5.6 percentage points.
Section overview
Need for assistance with core activities by age
Lismore Heights - Persons (Usual residence)
This table summarises need for assistance for Lismore Heights 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 Lismore Heights, with comparison markers for Lismore (C).
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
19
2021 rate
7.6%
Change from 2016
+3.9pp
19
7.6%
+3.9pp
15-19
2021 count
7
2021 rate
5.2%
Change from 2016
+2.1pp
7
5.2%
+2.1pp
20-24
2021 count
13
2021 rate
11.6%
Change from 2016
+9.2pp
13
11.6%
+9.2pp
25-34
2021 count
14
2021 rate
5.7%
Change from 2016
+2.5pp
14
5.7%
+2.5pp
35-44
2021 count
10
2021 rate
3.7%
Change from 2016
+1.6pp
10
3.7%
+1.6pp
45-54
2021 count
13
2021 rate
4.6%
Change from 2016
-0.6pp
13
4.6%
-0.6pp
55-64
2021 count
19
2021 rate
6.1%
Change from 2016
+3.6pp
19
6.1%
+3.6pp
65-74
2021 count
22
2021 rate
9.0%
Change from 2016
+5.6pp
22
9.0%
+5.6pp
75-84
2021 count
19
2021 rate
14.5%
Change from 2016
-0.1pp
19
14.5%
-0.1pp
85+
2021 count
26
2021 rate
50.0%
Change from 2016
+4.7pp
26
50.0%
+4.7pp
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
+8
+3.9pp
15-19
+4
+2.1pp
20-24
+10
+9.2pp
25-34
+5
+2.5pp
35-44
+4
+1.6pp
45-54
-2
-0.6pp
55-64
+12
+3.6pp
65-74
+15
+5.6pp
75-84
0
-0.1pp
85+
-3
+4.7pp
Data table
Need for assistance for Lismore Heights. 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 | 0 | 0.0% | 2.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 1.0% | 0 | 0.0pp |
| 5-14 | 19 | 7.6% | 6.2% | 11 | 3.7% | 4.5% | +8 | +3.9pp |
| 15-19 | 7 | 5.2% | 5.9% | 3 | 3.1% | 3.6% | +4 | +2.1pp |
| 20-24 | 13 | 11.6% | 5.8% | 3 | 2.4% | 3.3% | +10 | +9.2pp |
| 25-34 | 14 | 5.7% | 4.1% | 9 | 3.2% | 3.5% | +5 | +2.5pp |
| 35-44 | 10 | 3.7% | 3.4% | 6 | 2.1% | 3.7% | +4 | +1.6pp |
| 45-54 | 13 | 4.6% | 4.8% | 15 | 5.2% | 5.4% | -2 | -0.6pp |
| 55-64 | 19 | 6.1% | 6.3% | 7 | 2.5% | 5.6% | +12 | +3.6pp |
| 65-74 | 22 | 9.0% | 7.9% | 7 | 3.4% | 7.2% | +15 | +5.6pp |
| 75-84 | 19 | 14.5% | 16.7% | 19 | 14.6% | 17.4% | 0 | -0.1pp |
| 85+ | 26 | 50.0% | 48.4% | 29 | 45.3% | 46.3% | -3 | +4.7pp |
| Total | 156 | 7.4% | 7.1% | 109 | 5.0% | 6.4% | +47 | +2.4pp |