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 Clovelly Park, accounting for 20.9% (31 people). This share was higher than Marion (C) (19.9%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in 75-84 year olds, which increased by 10 people and 6.6 percentage points.
Section overview
Need for assistance with core activities by age
Clovelly Park - Persons (Usual residence)
This table summarises need for assistance for Clovelly Park in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Marion (C) and change since 2016.
Need for assistance with core activities by age snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Clovelly Park, with comparison markers for Marion (C).
Bars reflect 2021 counts; benchmark rates remain in the metrics.
0-4
2021 count
3
2021 rate
1.7%
Change from 2016
+1.7pp
3
1.7%
+1.7pp
5-14
2021 count
15
2021 rate
4.2%
Change from 2016
-0.1pp
15
4.2%
-0.1pp
15-19
2021 count
10
2021 rate
7.5%
Change from 2016
+5.8pp
10
7.5%
+5.8pp
20-24
2021 count
6
2021 rate
2.4%
Change from 2016
+1.2pp
6
2.4%
+1.2pp
25-34
2021 count
10
2021 rate
1.6%
Change from 2016
-0.5pp
10
1.6%
-0.5pp
35-44
2021 count
18
2021 rate
3.5%
Change from 2016
+0.5pp
18
3.5%
+0.5pp
45-54
2021 count
17
2021 rate
4.9%
Change from 2016
+0.2pp
17
4.9%
+0.2pp
55-64
2021 count
17
2021 rate
6.0%
Change from 2016
-0.8pp
17
6.0%
-0.8pp
65-74
2021 count
22
2021 rate
9.4%
Change from 2016
+0.6pp
22
9.4%
+0.6pp
75-84
2021 count
31
2021 rate
20.9%
Change from 2016
+6.6pp
31
20.9%
+6.6pp
85+
2021 count
26
2021 rate
41.9%
Change from 2016
+1.6pp
26
41.9%
+1.6pp
Chart view
Need for assistance with core activities by age change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
0-4
+3
+1.7pp
5-14
+4
-0.1pp
15-19
+7
+5.8pp
20-24
+3
+1.2pp
25-34
0
-0.5pp
35-44
+7
+0.5pp
45-54
+1
+0.2pp
55-64
-4
-0.8pp
65-74
+5
+0.6pp
75-84
+10
+6.6pp
85+
+1
+1.6pp
Data table
Need for assistance for Clovelly Park. Need for assistance with core activities by age. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Marion (C).
| Category | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Count | % | Marion (C)% | Count | % | Marion (C)% | Count | pp | |
| 0-4 | 3 | 1.7% | 1.7% | 0 | 0.0% | 1.3% | +3 | +1.7pp |
| 5-14 | 15 | 4.2% | 5.0% | 11 | 4.3% | 4.1% | +4 | -0.1pp |
| 15-19 | 10 | 7.5% | 4.2% | 3 | 1.7% | 3.0% | +7 | +5.8pp |
| 20-24 | 6 | 2.4% | 2.5% | 3 | 1.2% | 2.0% | +3 | +1.2pp |
| 25-34 | 10 | 1.6% | 2.0% | 10 | 2.1% | 2.1% | 0 | -0.5pp |
| 35-44 | 18 | 3.5% | 2.6% | 11 | 3.0% | 2.6% | +7 | +0.5pp |
| 45-54 | 17 | 4.9% | 4.2% | 16 | 4.7% | 4.5% | +1 | +0.2pp |
| 55-64 | 17 | 6.0% | 6.6% | 21 | 6.8% | 6.0% | -4 | -0.8pp |
| 65-74 | 22 | 9.4% | 9.2% | 17 | 8.8% | 8.8% | +5 | +0.6pp |
| 75-84 | 31 | 20.9% | 19.9% | 21 | 14.3% | 19.5% | +10 | +6.6pp |
| 85+ | 26 | 41.9% | 53.3% | 25 | 40.3% | 48.6% | +1 | +1.6pp |
| Total | 171 | 5.5% | 6.6% | 145 | 5.1% | 6.2% | +26 | +0.4pp |