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, 65-74 year olds was the most common age group among residents who needed assistance with core activities in Lansdowne (Mid-Coast - NSW), accounting for 8.8% (9 people). This share was lower than Mid-Coast (A) (9.3%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in 65-74 year olds, which decreased by 9 people and 11.4 percentage points.
Section overview
Need for assistance with core activities by age
Lansdowne (Mid-Coast - NSW) - Persons (Usual residence)
This table summarises assistance for Lansdowne (Mid-Coast - NSW) 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 Lansdowne (Mid-Coast - NSW), 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+
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
-3
-1.4pp
15-19
0
-1.0pp
20-24
+6
+25.0pp
25-34
+4
+6.9pp
35-44
+4
+13.3pp
45-54
-6
-6.1pp
55-64
-5
-4.7pp
65-74
-9
-11.4pp
75-84
+4
+7.0pp
85+
0
-10.2pp
Data table
Assistance for Lansdowne (Mid-Coast - NSW). 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 | 4 | 6.6% | 5.0% | 7 | 8.0% | 4.5% | -3 | -1.4pp |
| 15-19 | 3 | 6.7% | 4.9% | 3 | 7.7% | 4.3% | 0 | -1.0pp |
| 20-24 | 6 | 25.0% | 5.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 5.2% | +6 | +25.0pp |
| 25-34 | 7 | 15.2% | 4.2% | 3 | 8.3% | 4.1% | +4 | +6.9pp |
| 35-44 | 8 | 19.5% | 4.2% | 4 | 6.2% | 4.9% | +4 | +13.3pp |
| 45-54 | 6 | 8.5% | 5.6% | 12 | 14.6% | 6.0% | -6 | -6.1pp |
| 55-64 | 5 | 4.2% | 7.3% | 10 | 8.9% | 7.5% | -5 | -4.7pp |
| 65-74 | 9 | 8.8% | 9.3% | 18 | 20.2% | 9.4% | -9 | -11.4pp |
| 75-84 | 8 | 17.0% | 18.1% | 4 | 10.0% | 15.6% | +4 | +7.0pp |
| 85+ | 3 | 23.1% | 45.4% | 3 | 33.3% | 39.1% | 0 | -10.2pp |
| Total | 56 | 9.2% | 9.0% | 61 | 10.4% | 8.2% | -5 | -1.2pp |