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, 0-4 year olds was the most common age group among residents who needed assistance with core activities in Kundibakh, accounting for 0% (0 people). This share was lower than Mid-Coast (A) (1.7%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in 85+ year olds, which decreased by 33 people and 61.1 percentage points.
Section overview
Need for assistance with core activities by age
Kundibakh - Persons (Usual residence)
This table summarises need for assistance for Kundibakh 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 Kundibakh, with comparison markers for Mid-Coast (A).
Bars reflect 2021 counts; benchmark rates remain in the metrics.
0-4
2021 count
0
2021 rate
0.0%
Change from 2016
0.0pp
0
0.0%
0.0pp
5-14
2021 count
0
2021 rate
0.0%
Change from 2016
-3.1pp
0
0.0%
-3.1pp
15-19
2021 count
0
2021 rate
0.0%
Change from 2016
-2.3pp
0
0.0%
-2.3pp
20-24
2021 count
0
2021 rate
0.0%
Change from 2016
-1.6pp
0
0.0%
-1.6pp
25-34
2021 count
0
2021 rate
0.0%
Change from 2016
0.0pp
0
0.0%
0.0pp
35-44
2021 count
0
2021 rate
0.0%
Change from 2016
-1.1pp
0
0.0%
-1.1pp
45-54
2021 count
0
2021 rate
0.0%
Change from 2016
-1.0pp
0
0.0%
-1.0pp
55-64
2021 count
0
2021 rate
0.0%
Change from 2016
-2.5pp
0
0.0%
-2.5pp
65-74
2021 count
0
2021 rate
0.0%
Change from 2016
-5.2pp
0
0.0%
-5.2pp
75-84
2021 count
0
2021 rate
0.0%
Change from 2016
-21.1pp
0
0.0%
-21.1pp
85+
2021 count
0
2021 rate
0.0%
Change from 2016
-61.1pp
0
0.0%
-61.1pp
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
-12
-3.1pp
15-19
-5
-2.3pp
20-24
-3
-1.6pp
25-34
0
0.0pp
35-44
-4
-1.1pp
45-54
-5
-1.0pp
55-64
-12
-2.5pp
65-74
-19
-5.2pp
75-84
-28
-21.1pp
85+
-33
-61.1pp
Data table
Need for assistance for Kundibakh. 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 | 0 | 0.0% | 5.0% | 12 | 3.1% | 4.5% | -12 | -3.1pp |
| 15-19 | 0 | 0.0% | 4.9% | 5 | 2.3% | 4.3% | -5 | -2.3pp |
| 20-24 | 0 | 0.0% | 5.4% | 3 | 1.6% | 5.2% | -3 | -1.6pp |
| 25-34 | 0 | 0.0% | 4.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 4.1% | 0 | 0.0pp |
| 35-44 | 0 | 0.0% | 4.2% | 4 | 1.1% | 4.9% | -4 | -1.1pp |
| 45-54 | 0 | 0.0% | 5.6% | 5 | 1.0% | 6.0% | -5 | -1.0pp |
| 55-64 | 0 | 0.0% | 7.3% | 12 | 2.5% | 7.5% | -12 | -2.5pp |
| 65-74 | 0 | 0.0% | 9.3% | 19 | 5.2% | 9.4% | -19 | -5.2pp |
| 75-84 | 0 | 0.0% | 18.1% | 28 | 21.1% | 15.6% | -28 | -21.1pp |
| 85+ | 0 | 0.0% | 45.4% | 33 | 61.1% | 39.1% | -33 | -61.1pp |
| Total | 0 | 0.0% | 9.0% | 125 | 4.1% | 8.2% | -125 | -4.1pp |