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, 75-84 year olds was the most common age group among residents who needed assistance with core activities in Halls Head, accounting for 12.8% (134 people). This share was lower than Mandurah (C) (16.5%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in 75-84 year olds, which increased by 33 people, while its share fell by 0.7 percentage points.
Section overview
Need for assistance with core activities by age
Halls Head - Persons (Usual residence)
This table summarises need for assistance for Halls Head in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Mandurah (C) and change since 2016.
Need for assistance with core activities by age snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Halls Head, with comparison markers for Mandurah (C).
Bars reflect 2021 counts; benchmark rates remain in the metrics.
0-4
2021 count
16
2021 rate
2.1%
Change from 2016
+1.1pp
16
2.1%
+1.1pp
5-14
2021 count
73
2021 rate
4.0%
Change from 2016
+1.0pp
73
4.0%
+1.0pp
15-19
2021 count
33
2021 rate
3.6%
Change from 2016
+2.1pp
33
3.6%
+2.1pp
20-24
2021 count
26
2021 rate
3.7%
Change from 2016
+1.9pp
26
3.7%
+1.9pp
25-34
2021 count
40
2021 rate
3.1%
Change from 2016
+1.7pp
40
3.1%
+1.7pp
35-44
2021 count
26
2021 rate
1.6%
Change from 2016
0.0pp
26
1.6%
0.0pp
45-54
2021 count
50
2021 rate
2.5%
Change from 2016
+0.8pp
50
2.5%
+0.8pp
55-64
2021 count
72
2021 rate
3.4%
Change from 2016
-0.6pp
72
3.4%
-0.6pp
65-74
2021 count
105
2021 rate
5.5%
Change from 2016
+0.1pp
105
5.5%
+0.1pp
75-84
2021 count
134
2021 rate
12.8%
Change from 2016
-0.7pp
134
12.8%
-0.7pp
85+
2021 count
110
2021 rate
34.7%
Change from 2016
+0.4pp
110
34.7%
+0.4pp
Chart view
Need for assistance with core activities by age change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
0-4
+8
+1.1pp
5-14
+16
+1.0pp
15-19
+18
+2.1pp
20-24
+13
+1.9pp
25-34
+21
+1.7pp
35-44
-3
0.0pp
45-54
+16
+0.8pp
55-64
0
-0.6pp
65-74
+23
+0.1pp
75-84
+33
-0.7pp
85+
+17
+0.4pp
Data table
Need for assistance for Halls Head. Need for assistance with core activities by age. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Mandurah (C).
| Category | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Count | % | Mandurah (C)% | Count | % | Mandurah (C)% | Count | pp | |
| 0-4 | 16 | 2.1% | 1.5% | 8 | 1.0% | 1.1% | +8 | +1.1pp |
| 5-14 | 73 | 4.0% | 4.5% | 57 | 3.0% | 3.0% | +16 | +1.0pp |
| 15-19 | 33 | 3.6% | 3.8% | 15 | 1.5% | 2.6% | +18 | +2.1pp |
| 20-24 | 26 | 3.7% | 3.3% | 13 | 1.8% | 2.5% | +13 | +1.9pp |
| 25-34 | 40 | 3.1% | 2.8% | 19 | 1.4% | 2.1% | +21 | +1.7pp |
| 35-44 | 26 | 1.6% | 2.8% | 29 | 1.6% | 2.4% | -3 | 0.0pp |
| 45-54 | 50 | 2.5% | 3.9% | 34 | 1.7% | 3.6% | +16 | +0.8pp |
| 55-64 | 72 | 3.4% | 5.7% | 72 | 4.0% | 5.8% | 0 | -0.6pp |
| 65-74 | 105 | 5.5% | 8.4% | 82 | 5.4% | 7.8% | +23 | +0.1pp |
| 75-84 | 134 | 12.8% | 16.5% | 101 | 13.5% | 16.9% | +33 | -0.7pp |
| 85+ | 110 | 34.7% | 39.3% | 93 | 34.3% | 41.7% | +17 | +0.4pp |
| Total | 678 | 4.7% | 6.6% | 520 | 3.7% | 5.8% | +158 | +1.0pp |