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 Southbank (part), accounting for 14.8% (53 people). This share was lower than Melbourne (C) (20.7%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in 75-84 year olds, which increased by 36 people and 7 percentage points.
Section overview
Need for assistance with core activities by age
Southbank (part) - Persons (Usual residence)
This table summarises need for assistance for Southbank (part) in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Melbourne (C) and change since 2016.
Need for assistance with core activities by age snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Southbank (part), with comparison markers for Melbourne (C).
Bars reflect 2021 counts; benchmark rates remain in the metrics.
0-4
2021 count
7
2021 rate
1.0%
Change from 2016
+1.0pp
7
1.0%
+1.0pp
5-14
2021 count
19
2021 rate
2.9%
Change from 2016
+1.3pp
19
2.9%
+1.3pp
15-19
2021 count
5
2021 rate
1.1%
Change from 2016
+0.6pp
5
1.1%
+0.6pp
20-24
2021 count
11
2021 rate
0.4%
Change from 2016
+0.1pp
11
0.4%
+0.1pp
25-34
2021 count
42
2021 rate
0.4%
Change from 2016
+0.2pp
42
0.4%
+0.2pp
35-44
2021 count
36
2021 rate
0.9%
Change from 2016
+0.5pp
36
0.9%
+0.5pp
45-54
2021 count
25
2021 rate
1.4%
Change from 2016
+0.8pp
25
1.4%
+0.8pp
55-64
2021 count
29
2021 rate
2.2%
Change from 2016
0.0pp
29
2.2%
0.0pp
65-74
2021 count
48
2021 rate
5.5%
Change from 2016
+0.7pp
48
5.5%
+0.7pp
75-84
2021 count
53
2021 rate
14.8%
Change from 2016
+7.0pp
53
14.8%
+7.0pp
85+
2021 count
25
2021 rate
38.5%
Change from 2016
+9.9pp
25
38.5%
+9.9pp
Chart view
Need for assistance with core activities by age change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
0-4
+7
+1.0pp
5-14
+14
+1.3pp
15-19
+1
+0.6pp
20-24
+1
+0.1pp
25-34
+28
+0.2pp
35-44
+26
+0.5pp
45-54
+17
+0.8pp
55-64
+4
0.0pp
65-74
+14
+0.7pp
75-84
+36
+7.0pp
85+
+9
+9.9pp
Data table
Need for assistance for Southbank (part). Need for assistance with core activities by age. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Melbourne (C).
| Category | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Count | % | Melbourne (C)% | Count | % | Melbourne (C)% | Count | pp | |
| 0-4 | 7 | 1.0% | 1.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0.6% | +7 | +1.0pp |
| 5-14 | 19 | 2.9% | 2.5% | 5 | 1.6% | 2.0% | +14 | +1.3pp |
| 15-19 | 5 | 1.1% | 1.1% | 4 | 0.5% | 0.4% | +1 | +0.6pp |
| 20-24 | 11 | 0.4% | 0.6% | 10 | 0.3% | 0.3% | +1 | +0.1pp |
| 25-34 | 42 | 0.4% | 0.6% | 14 | 0.2% | 0.3% | +28 | +0.2pp |
| 35-44 | 36 | 0.9% | 1.1% | 10 | 0.4% | 1.1% | +26 | +0.5pp |
| 45-54 | 25 | 1.4% | 2.2% | 8 | 0.6% | 1.8% | +17 | +0.8pp |
| 55-64 | 29 | 2.2% | 4.2% | 25 | 2.2% | 3.6% | +4 | 0.0pp |
| 65-74 | 48 | 5.5% | 8.1% | 34 | 4.8% | 6.5% | +14 | +0.7pp |
| 75-84 | 53 | 14.8% | 20.7% | 17 | 7.8% | 20.9% | +36 | +7.0pp |
| 85+ | 25 | 38.5% | 54.1% | 16 | 28.6% | 42.3% | +9 | +9.9pp |
| Total | 310 | 1.4% | 2.3% | 143 | 0.8% | 1.7% | +167 | +0.6pp |