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 Rainbow Flat, accounting for 6.9% (9 people). This share was lower than Mid-Coast (A) (9.3%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in 15-19 year olds, which increased by 4 people and 8.2 percentage points.
Section overview
Need for assistance with core activities by age
Rainbow Flat - Persons (Usual residence)
This table summarises need for assistance for Rainbow Flat 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 Rainbow Flat, 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
0.0pp
0
0.0%
0.0pp
15-19
2021 count
4
2021 rate
8.2%
Change from 2016
+8.2pp
4
8.2%
+8.2pp
20-24
2021 count
0
2021 rate
0.0%
Change from 2016
0.0pp
0
0.0%
0.0pp
25-34
2021 count
0
2021 rate
0.0%
Change from 2016
-27.3pp
0
0.0%
-27.3pp
35-44
2021 count
0
2021 rate
0.0%
Change from 2016
-15.8pp
0
0.0%
-15.8pp
45-54
2021 count
5
2021 rate
5.1%
Change from 2016
-13.9pp
5
5.1%
-13.9pp
55-64
2021 count
7
2021 rate
5.5%
Change from 2016
-11.9pp
7
5.5%
-11.9pp
65-74
2021 count
9
2021 rate
6.9%
Change from 2016
-13.8pp
9
6.9%
-13.8pp
75-84
2021 count
3
2021 rate
6.7%
Change from 2016
+6.7pp
3
6.7%
+6.7pp
85+
2021 count
0
2021 rate
0.0%
Change from 2016
0.0pp
0
0.0%
0.0pp
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
0
0.0pp
15-19
+4
+8.2pp
20-24
0
0.0pp
25-34
-3
-27.3pp
35-44
-3
-15.8pp
45-54
+1
-13.9pp
55-64
+3
-11.9pp
65-74
+3
-13.8pp
75-84
+3
+6.7pp
85+
0
0.0pp
Data table
Need for assistance for Rainbow Flat. 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% | 0 | 0.0% | 4.5% | 0 | 0.0pp |
| 15-19 | 4 | 8.2% | 4.9% | 0 | 0.0% | 4.3% | +4 | +8.2pp |
| 20-24 | 0 | 0.0% | 5.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 5.2% | 0 | 0.0pp |
| 25-34 | 0 | 0.0% | 4.2% | 3 | 27.3% | 4.1% | -3 | -27.3pp |
| 35-44 | 0 | 0.0% | 4.2% | 3 | 15.8% | 4.9% | -3 | -15.8pp |
| 45-54 | 5 | 5.1% | 5.6% | 4 | 19.0% | 6.0% | +1 | -13.9pp |
| 55-64 | 7 | 5.5% | 7.3% | 4 | 17.4% | 7.5% | +3 | -11.9pp |
| 65-74 | 9 | 6.9% | 9.3% | 6 | 20.7% | 9.4% | +3 | -13.8pp |
| 75-84 | 3 | 6.7% | 18.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 15.6% | +3 | +6.7pp |
| 85+ | 0 | 0.0% | 45.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 39.1% | 0 | 0.0pp |
| Total | 20 | 2.9% | 9.0% | 19 | 11.2% | 8.2% | +1 | -8.3pp |