Population
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, 75-84 year olds was the most common age group among residents who needed assistance with core activities in Nabiac, accounting for 27.2% (25 people). This share was higher than Mid-Coast (A) (18.1%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in 75-84 year olds, which increased by 14 people and 11.5 percentage points.
Section overview
Need for assistance with core activities by age
Nabiac - Persons (Usual residence)
This table summarises assistance for Nabiac 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 Nabiac, 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
+1
+0.7pp
15-19
+7
+9.1pp
20-24
0
+0.2pp
25-34
0
-0.9pp
35-44
-4
-3.4pp
45-54
-5
-1.6pp
55-64
-14
-8.1pp
65-74
-8
-4.1pp
75-84
+14
+11.5pp
85+
+7
+38.2pp
Data table
Assistance for Nabiac. 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 | 9 | 5.4% | 5.0% | 8 | 4.7% | 4.5% | +1 | +0.7pp |
| 15-19 | 7 | 9.1% | 4.9% | 0 | 0.0% | 4.3% | +7 | +9.1pp |
| 20-24 | 3 | 6.1% | 5.4% | 3 | 5.9% | 5.2% | 0 | +0.2pp |
| 25-34 | 5 | 4.9% | 4.2% | 5 | 5.8% | 4.1% | 0 | -0.9pp |
| 35-44 | 0 | 0.0% | 4.2% | 4 | 3.4% | 4.9% | -4 | -3.4pp |
| 45-54 | 9 | 5.5% | 5.6% | 14 | 7.1% | 6.0% | -5 | -1.6pp |
| 55-64 | 8 | 3.6% | 7.3% | 22 | 11.7% | 7.5% | -14 | -8.1pp |
| 65-74 | 17 | 8.9% | 9.3% | 25 | 13.0% | 9.4% | -8 | -4.1pp |
| 75-84 | 25 | 27.2% | 18.1% | 11 | 15.7% | 15.6% | +14 | +11.5pp |
| 85+ | 12 | 63.2% | 45.4% | 5 | 25.0% | 39.1% | +7 | +38.2pp |
| Total | 100 | 7.7% | 9.0% | 96 | 7.7% | 8.2% | +4 | 0.0pp |