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, 45-54 year olds was the most common age group among residents who needed assistance with core activities in Girvan, accounting for 15.6% (5 people). This share was higher than Mid-Coast (A) (5.6%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in 55-64 year olds, which decreased by 3 people and 13.6 percentage points.
Section overview
Need for assistance with core activities by age
Girvan - Persons (Usual residence)
This table summarises assistance for Girvan in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Mid-Coast (A) and change since 2016.
Chart view
Need for assistance with core activities by age snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Girvan, with comparison markers for Mid-Coast (A).
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+
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
0
-8.9pp
15-19
0
0.0pp
20-24
0
0.0pp
25-34
0
0.0pp
35-44
0
-4.2pp
45-54
+2
+7.7pp
55-64
-3
-13.6pp
65-74
-1
-4.4pp
75-84
+2
+4.4pp
85+
0
NaNpp
Data table
Assistance for Girvan. Need for assistance with core activities by age. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Mid-Coast (A).
| Category | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Count | % | Mid-Coast (A)% | Count | % | Mid-Coast (A)% | Count | pp | |
| 0-4 | 0 | 0.0% | 1.7% | 0 | 0.0% | 1.2% | 0 | 0.0pp |
| 5-14 | 3 | 12.5% | 5.0% | 3 | 21.4% | 4.5% | 0 | -8.9pp |
| 15-19 | 0 | 0.0% | 4.9% | 0 | 0.0% | 4.3% | 0 | 0.0pp |
| 20-24 | 0 | 0.0% | 5.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 5.2% | 0 | 0.0pp |
| 25-34 | 0 | 0.0% | 4.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 4.1% | 0 | 0.0pp |
| 35-44 | 3 | 8.8% | 4.2% | 3 | 13.0% | 4.9% | 0 | -4.2pp |
| 45-54 | 5 | 15.6% | 5.6% | 3 | 7.9% | 6.0% | +2 | +7.7pp |
| 55-64 | 0 | 0.0% | 7.3% | 3 | 13.6% | 7.5% | -3 | -13.6pp |
| 65-74 | 4 | 14.8% | 9.3% | 5 | 19.2% | 9.4% | -1 | -4.4pp |
| 75-84 | 5 | 29.4% | 18.1% | 3 | 25.0% | 15.6% | +2 | +4.4pp |
| 85+ | 0 | NaN% | 45.4% | 0 | NaN% | 39.1% | 0 | NaNpp |
| Total | 22 | 10.5% | 9.0% | 18 | 11.1% | 8.2% | +4 | -0.6pp |