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, 25-34 year olds was the most common age group among residents who needed assistance with core activities in Kimbriki, accounting for 38.5% (5 people). This share was higher than Mid-Coast (A) (4.2%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in 55-64 year olds, which decreased by 3 people and 11.5 percentage points.

Section overview

Need for assistance with core activities by age

Kimbriki - Persons (Usual residence)

This table summarises need for assistance for Kimbriki in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Mid-Coast (A) and change since 2016.

Need for assistance with core activities by age snapshot

2021 distribution by category for Kimbriki, with comparison markers for Mid-Coast (A).

Kimbriki

Bars reflect 2021 counts; benchmark rates remain in the metrics.

0-4

2021 count

0

2021 rate

0.0%

Change from 2016

NaNpp

5-14

2021 count

0

2021 rate

0.0%

Change from 2016

0.0pp

15-19

2021 count

0

2021 rate

0.0%

Change from 2016

0.0pp

20-24

2021 count

0

2021 rate

0.0%

Change from 2016

0.0pp

25-34

2021 count

5

2021 rate

38.5%

Change from 2016

+8.5pp

35-44

2021 count

0

2021 rate

0.0%

Change from 2016

0.0pp

45-54

2021 count

0

2021 rate

0.0%

Change from 2016

0.0pp

55-64

2021 count

0

2021 rate

0.0%

Change from 2016

-11.5pp

65-74

2021 count

0

2021 rate

0.0%

Change from 2016

0.0pp

75-84

2021 count

0

2021 rate

0.0%

Change from 2016

0.0pp

85+

2021 count

0

2021 rate

NaN%

Change from 2016

NaNpp

Data table

Need for assistance for Kimbriki. Need for assistance with core activities by age. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Mid-Coast (A).

Need for assistance for Kimbriki. Need for assistance with core activities by age. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Mid-Coast (A).
Need for assistance for Kimbriki. Need for assistance with core activities by age. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Mid-Coast (A).
Category20212016Change
Count%Mid-Coast (A)%Count%Mid-Coast (A)%Countpp
0-400.0%1.7%0NaN%1.2%0NaNpp
5-1400.0%5.0%00.0%4.5%00.0pp
15-1900.0%4.9%00.0%4.3%00.0pp
20-2400.0%5.4%00.0%5.2%00.0pp
25-34538.5%4.2%330.0%4.1%+2+8.5pp
35-4400.0%4.2%00.0%4.9%00.0pp
45-5400.0%5.6%00.0%6.0%00.0pp
55-6400.0%7.3%311.5%7.5%-3-11.5pp
65-7400.0%9.3%00.0%9.4%00.0pp
75-8400.0%18.1%00.0%15.6%00.0pp
85+0NaN%45.4%0NaN%39.1%0NaNpp
Total106.4%9.0%107.7%8.2%0-1.3pp