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 Wingham, accounting for 11.1% (84 people). This share was higher than Mid-Coast (A) (9.3%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in 85+ year olds, which decreased by 23 people and 5.5 percentage points.
Section overview
Need for assistance with core activities by age
Wingham - Persons (Usual residence)
This table summarises assistance for Wingham 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 Wingham, 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
+7
+2.4pp
5-14
+17
+2.4pp
15-19
-8
-0.9pp
20-24
-1
-0.3pp
25-34
0
-0.4pp
35-44
-4
-1.1pp
45-54
-12
-0.6pp
55-64
+21
+2.1pp
65-74
+2
-0.8pp
75-84
-11
-3.2pp
85+
-23
-5.5pp
Data table
Assistance for Wingham. 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 | 10 | 3.4% | 1.7% | 3 | 1.0% | 1.2% | +7 | +2.4pp |
| 5-14 | 38 | 5.6% | 5.0% | 21 | 3.2% | 4.5% | +17 | +2.4pp |
| 15-19 | 15 | 5.5% | 4.9% | 23 | 6.4% | 4.3% | -8 | -0.9pp |
| 20-24 | 12 | 4.9% | 5.4% | 13 | 5.2% | 5.2% | -1 | -0.3pp |
| 25-34 | 19 | 3.4% | 4.2% | 19 | 3.8% | 4.1% | 0 | -0.4pp |
| 35-44 | 19 | 3.7% | 4.2% | 23 | 4.8% | 4.9% | -4 | -1.1pp |
| 45-54 | 40 | 6.5% | 5.6% | 52 | 7.1% | 6.0% | -12 | -0.6pp |
| 55-64 | 69 | 8.2% | 7.3% | 48 | 6.1% | 7.5% | +21 | +2.1pp |
| 65-74 | 84 | 11.1% | 9.3% | 82 | 11.9% | 9.4% | +2 | -0.8pp |
| 75-84 | 78 | 17.1% | 18.1% | 89 | 20.3% | 15.6% | -11 | -3.2pp |
| 85+ | 68 | 39.8% | 45.4% | 91 | 45.3% | 39.1% | -23 | -5.5pp |
| Total | 452 | 8.4% | 9.0% | 462 | 8.6% | 8.2% | -10 | -0.2pp |