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, 75-84 year olds was the most common age group among residents who needed assistance with core activities in Old Bar, accounting for 23% (116 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 39 people and 4.8 percentage points.
Section overview
Need for assistance with core activities by age
Old Bar - Persons (Usual residence)
This table summarises assistance for Old Bar in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Mid-Coast (A) and change since 2016.
Chart view
Need for assistance with core activities by age snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Old Bar, 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+
Need for assistance with core activities by age change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
0-4
+6
+2.1pp
5-14
+3
-0.2pp
15-19
+1
+0.3pp
20-24
+7
+4.1pp
25-34
-5
-1.6pp
35-44
-12
-3.0pp
45-54
-3
-1.1pp
55-64
+11
+1.3pp
65-74
+28
+0.6pp
75-84
+39
+4.8pp
85+
+37
+5.4pp
Data table
Assistance for Old Bar. 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 | 9 | 3.2% | 1.7% | 3 | 1.1% | 1.2% | +6 | +2.1pp |
| 5-14 | 26 | 4.1% | 5.0% | 23 | 4.3% | 4.5% | +3 | -0.2pp |
| 15-19 | 6 | 2.8% | 4.9% | 5 | 2.5% | 4.3% | +1 | +0.3pp |
| 20-24 | 7 | 4.1% | 5.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 5.2% | +7 | +4.1pp |
| 25-34 | 11 | 2.4% | 4.2% | 16 | 4.0% | 4.1% | -5 | -1.6pp |
| 35-44 | 9 | 1.8% | 4.2% | 21 | 4.8% | 4.9% | -12 | -3.0pp |
| 45-54 | 28 | 5.0% | 5.6% | 31 | 6.1% | 6.0% | -3 | -1.1pp |
| 55-64 | 57 | 8.3% | 7.3% | 46 | 7.0% | 7.5% | +11 | +1.3pp |
| 65-74 | 90 | 10.1% | 9.3% | 62 | 9.5% | 9.4% | +28 | +0.6pp |
| 75-84 | 116 | 23.0% | 18.1% | 77 | 18.2% | 15.6% | +39 | +4.8pp |
| 85+ | 114 | 51.8% | 45.4% | 77 | 46.4% | 39.1% | +37 | +5.4pp |
| Total | 467 | 9.1% | 9.0% | 373 | 8.5% | 8.2% | +94 | +0.6pp |