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, 5-14 year olds was the most common age group among residents who needed assistance with core activities in Alligator Creek (Mackay - Qld), accounting for 5.9% (8 people). This share was higher than Mackay (R) (4.1%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in 85+ year olds, which increased by 5 people and 166.7 percentage points.
Section overview
Need for assistance with core activities by age
Alligator Creek (Mackay - Qld) - Persons (Usual residence)
This table summarises assistance for Alligator Creek (Mackay - Qld) in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Mackay (R) and change since 2016.
Need for assistance with core activities by age snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Alligator Creek (Mackay - Qld), with comparison markers for Mackay (R).
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
+4
+6.6pp
5-14
-4
-3.6pp
15-19
0
0.0pp
20-24
0
0.0pp
25-34
0
0.0pp
35-44
0
0.0pp
45-54
0
0.0pp
55-64
+2
+0.7pp
65-74
+3
+2.1pp
75-84
+1
+3.4pp
85+
+5
+166.7pp
Data table
Assistance for Alligator Creek (Mackay - Qld). Need for assistance with core activities by age. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Mackay (R).
| Category | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Count | % | Mackay (R)% | Count | % | Mackay (R)% | Count | pp | |
| 0-4 | 4 | 6.6% | 1.6% | 0 | 0.0% | 1.1% | +4 | +6.6pp |
| 5-14 | 8 | 5.9% | 4.1% | 12 | 9.5% | 3.2% | -4 | -3.6pp |
| 15-19 | 0 | 0.0% | 3.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 2.3% | 0 | 0.0pp |
| 20-24 | 0 | 0.0% | 2.6% | 0 | 0.0% | 2.0% | 0 | 0.0pp |
| 25-34 | 0 | 0.0% | 1.6% | 0 | 0.0% | 1.6% | 0 | 0.0pp |
| 35-44 | 0 | 0.0% | 1.8% | 0 | 0.0% | 1.9% | 0 | 0.0pp |
| 45-54 | 0 | 0.0% | 2.7% | 0 | 0.0% | 2.8% | 0 | 0.0pp |
| 55-64 | 5 | 3.7% | 4.6% | 3 | 3.0% | 4.6% | +2 | +0.7pp |
| 65-74 | 6 | 7.8% | 8.5% | 3 | 5.7% | 8.5% | +3 | +2.1pp |
| 75-84 | 4 | 15.4% | 20.3% | 3 | 12.0% | 20.4% | +1 | +3.4pp |
| 85+ | 5 | 166.7% | 50.8% | 0 | 0.0% | 50.2% | +5 | +166.7pp |
| Total | 27 | 3.0% | 5.0% | 34 | 4.3% | 4.4% | -7 | -1.3pp |