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, 75-84 year olds was the most common age group among residents who needed assistance with core activities in Ballan, accounting for 24% (53 people). This share was higher than Moorabool (S) (22.5%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in 75-84 year olds, which increased by 24 people and 7.8 percentage points.
Section overview
Need for assistance with core activities by age
Ballan - Persons (Usual residence)
This table summarises need for assistance for Ballan in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Moorabool (S) and change since 2016.
Need for assistance with core activities by age snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Ballan, with comparison markers for Moorabool (S).
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
24
2021 rate
5.5%
Change from 2016
+1.7pp
24
5.5%
+1.7pp
15-19
2021 count
8
2021 rate
4.8%
Change from 2016
+3.3pp
8
4.8%
+3.3pp
20-24
2021 count
5
2021 rate
3.6%
Change from 2016
-1.8pp
5
3.6%
-1.8pp
25-34
2021 count
16
2021 rate
4.1%
Change from 2016
+1.5pp
16
4.1%
+1.5pp
35-44
2021 count
15
2021 rate
3.4%
Change from 2016
-1.0pp
15
3.4%
-1.0pp
45-54
2021 count
16
2021 rate
3.8%
Change from 2016
+1.3pp
16
3.8%
+1.3pp
55-64
2021 count
34
2021 rate
6.8%
Change from 2016
+1.8pp
34
6.8%
+1.8pp
65-74
2021 count
45
2021 rate
11.9%
Change from 2016
+0.2pp
45
11.9%
+0.2pp
75-84
2021 count
53
2021 rate
24.0%
Change from 2016
+7.8pp
53
24.0%
+7.8pp
85+
2021 count
43
2021 rate
48.9%
Change from 2016
-0.4pp
43
48.9%
-0.4pp
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
+10
+1.7pp
15-19
+5
+3.3pp
20-24
-2
-1.8pp
25-34
+9
+1.5pp
35-44
-2
-1.0pp
45-54
+4
+1.3pp
55-64
+14
+1.8pp
65-74
+6
+0.2pp
75-84
+24
+7.8pp
85+
+9
-0.4pp
Data table
Need for assistance for Ballan. Need for assistance with core activities by age. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Moorabool (S).
| Category | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Count | % | Moorabool (S)% | Count | % | Moorabool (S)% | Count | pp | |
| 0-4 | 0 | 0.0% | 1.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 1.9% | 0 | 0.0pp |
| 5-14 | 24 | 5.5% | 6.0% | 14 | 3.8% | 3.8% | +10 | +1.7pp |
| 15-19 | 8 | 4.8% | 4.6% | 3 | 1.5% | 3.2% | +5 | +3.3pp |
| 20-24 | 5 | 3.6% | 3.5% | 7 | 5.4% | 3.2% | -2 | -1.8pp |
| 25-34 | 16 | 4.1% | 2.3% | 7 | 2.6% | 2.4% | +9 | +1.5pp |
| 35-44 | 15 | 3.4% | 2.6% | 17 | 4.4% | 2.8% | -2 | -1.0pp |
| 45-54 | 16 | 3.8% | 3.9% | 12 | 2.5% | 3.3% | +4 | +1.3pp |
| 55-64 | 34 | 6.8% | 5.5% | 20 | 5.0% | 5.6% | +14 | +1.8pp |
| 65-74 | 45 | 11.9% | 10.4% | 39 | 11.7% | 8.2% | +6 | +0.2pp |
| 75-84 | 53 | 24.0% | 22.5% | 29 | 16.2% | 18.4% | +24 | +7.8pp |
| 85+ | 43 | 48.9% | 51.3% | 34 | 49.3% | 44.4% | +9 | -0.4pp |
| Total | 255 | 7.5% | 6.3% | 178 | 6.0% | 5.1% | +77 | +1.5pp |