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.

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, 0-4 year olds was the most common age group among residents who needed assistance with core activities in Mount Barker Junction, accounting for NaN% (0 people). This share was lower than Mount Barker (DC) (1.8%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in 0-4 year olds, which its share fell by NaN percentage points.

Section overview

Need for assistance with core activities by age

Mount Barker Junction - Persons (Usual residence)

This table summarises assistance for Mount Barker Junction in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Mount Barker (DC) and change since 2016.

2021 Snapshot Change 2016-2021

Need for assistance with core activities by age change

Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.

2016

2021

0-4

5-14

15-19

20-24

25-34

35-44

45-54

55-64

65-74

75-84

85+

Data table

Assistance for Mount Barker Junction. Need for assistance with core activities by age. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Mount Barker (DC).

Assistance for Mount Barker Junction. Need for assistance with core activities by age. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Mount Barker (DC).
Category	2021			2016			Change
Category	Count	%	Mount Barker (DC)%	Count	%	Mount Barker (DC)%	Count	pp
0-4	0	-	1.8%	0	-	1.9%	0	-
5-14	0	-	5.8%	0	-	4.1%	0	-
15-19	0	-	3.9%	0	-	2.7%	0	-
20-24	0	-	2.7%	0	-	1.9%	0	-
25-34	0	-	2.4%	0	-	2.1%	0	-
35-44	0	-	3.0%	0	-	2.2%	0	-
45-54	0	-	2.9%	0	-	2.8%	0	-
55-64	0	0.0%	4.3%	0	-	4.1%	0	-
65-74	0	-	6.4%	0	-	7.1%	0	-
75-84	0	-	16.9%	0	-	15.0%	0	-
85+	0	-	47.0%	0	-	49.2%	0	-
Total	0	0.0%	5.3%	0	0.0%	4.6%	0	0.0pp

Need for assistance with core activities by age snapshot

Need for assistance with core activities by age change