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, 65-74 year olds was the most common age group among residents who needed assistance with core activities in Merrijig (Mansfield - Vic.), accounting for 5.6% (5 people). This share was lower than Mansfield (S) (6%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in 65-74 year olds, which increased by 5 people and 5.6 percentage points.
Section overview
Need for assistance with core activities by age
Merrijig (Mansfield - Vic.) - Persons (Usual residence)
This table summarises assistance for Merrijig (Mansfield - Vic.) in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Mansfield (S) and change since 2016.
Need for assistance with core activities by age snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Merrijig (Mansfield - Vic.), with comparison markers for Mansfield (S).
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
0
0.0pp
5-14
+3
+1.9pp
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
0
0.0pp
65-74
+5
+5.6pp
75-84
0
0.0pp
85+
-3
-100.0pp
Data table
Assistance for Merrijig (Mansfield - Vic.). Need for assistance with core activities by age. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Mansfield (S).
| Category | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Count | % | Mansfield (S)% | Count | % | Mansfield (S)% | Count | pp | |
| 0-4 | 0 | 0.0% | 0.8% | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0pp |
| 5-14 | 3 | 1.9% | 3.6% | 0 | 0.0% | 1.9% | +3 | +1.9pp |
| 15-19 | 0 | 0.0% | 2.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 1.6% | 0 | 0.0pp |
| 20-24 | 0 | 0.0% | 3.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1.7% | 0 | 0.0pp |
| 25-34 | 0 | 0.0% | 2.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 2.6% | 0 | 0.0pp |
| 35-44 | 0 | 0.0% | 2.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1.7% | 0 | 0.0pp |
| 45-54 | 0 | 0.0% | 4.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 3.5% | 0 | 0.0pp |
| 55-64 | 0 | 0.0% | 3.6% | 0 | 0.0% | 3.9% | 0 | 0.0pp |
| 65-74 | 5 | 5.6% | 6.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 6.1% | +5 | +5.6pp |
| 75-84 | 0 | 0.0% | 13.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 10.2% | 0 | 0.0pp |
| 85+ | 0 | 0.0% | 46.9% | 3 | 100.0% | 47.8% | -3 | -100.0pp |
| Total | 10 | 1.4% | 5.3% | 7 | 1.3% | 4.5% | +3 | +0.1pp |