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, 65-74 year olds was the most common age group among residents who needed assistance with core activities in Mitchells Island, accounting for 11.7% (12 people). This share was higher than Mid-Coast (A) (9.3%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in 65-74 year olds, which increased by 8 people and 7.4 percentage points.
Section overview
Need for assistance with core activities by age
Mitchells Island - Persons (Usual residence)
This table summarises need for assistance for Mitchells Island 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 Mitchells Island, 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
5
2021 rate
11.4%
Change from 2016
+11.4pp
5
11.4%
+11.4pp
15-19
2021 count
0
2021 rate
0.0%
Change from 2016
0.0pp
0
0.0%
0.0pp
20-24
2021 count
0
2021 rate
0.0%
Change from 2016
0.0pp
0
0.0%
0.0pp
25-34
2021 count
3
2021 rate
16.7%
Change from 2016
+16.7pp
3
16.7%
+16.7pp
35-44
2021 count
0
2021 rate
0.0%
Change from 2016
0.0pp
0
0.0%
0.0pp
45-54
2021 count
0
2021 rate
0.0%
Change from 2016
-5.1pp
0
0.0%
-5.1pp
55-64
2021 count
3
2021 rate
3.4%
Change from 2016
+0.1pp
3
3.4%
+0.1pp
65-74
2021 count
12
2021 rate
11.7%
Change from 2016
+7.4pp
12
11.7%
+7.4pp
75-84
2021 count
9
2021 rate
25.0%
Change from 2016
0.0pp
9
25.0%
0.0pp
85+
2021 count
3
2021 rate
27.3%
Change from 2016
-15.6pp
3
27.3%
-15.6pp
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
+5
+11.4pp
15-19
0
0.0pp
20-24
0
0.0pp
25-34
+3
+16.7pp
35-44
0
0.0pp
45-54
-4
-5.1pp
55-64
0
+0.1pp
65-74
+8
+7.4pp
75-84
+2
0.0pp
85+
0
-15.6pp
Data table
Need for assistance for Mitchells Island. 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 | 5 | 11.4% | 5.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 4.5% | +5 | +11.4pp |
| 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 | 3 | 16.7% | 4.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 4.1% | +3 | +16.7pp |
| 35-44 | 0 | 0.0% | 4.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 4.9% | 0 | 0.0pp |
| 45-54 | 0 | 0.0% | 5.6% | 4 | 5.1% | 6.0% | -4 | -5.1pp |
| 55-64 | 3 | 3.4% | 7.3% | 3 | 3.3% | 7.5% | 0 | +0.1pp |
| 65-74 | 12 | 11.7% | 9.3% | 4 | 4.3% | 9.4% | +8 | +7.4pp |
| 75-84 | 9 | 25.0% | 18.1% | 7 | 25.0% | 15.6% | +2 | 0.0pp |
| 85+ | 3 | 27.3% | 45.4% | 3 | 42.9% | 39.1% | 0 | -15.6pp |
| Total | 35 | 7.6% | 9.0% | 27 | 5.8% | 8.2% | +8 | +1.8pp |