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, 85+ year olds was the most common age group among residents who needed assistance with core activities in Harris Park, accounting for 81.3% (65 people). This share was higher than Parramatta (C) (51%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in 55-64 year olds, which increased by 16 people and 5.7 percentage points.
Section overview
Need for assistance with core activities by age
Harris Park - Persons (Usual residence)
This table summarises need for assistance for Harris Park in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Parramatta (C) and change since 2016.
Need for assistance with core activities by age snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Harris Park, with comparison markers for Parramatta (C).
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
7
2021 rate
1.6%
Change from 2016
+1.6pp
7
1.6%
+1.6pp
15-19
2021 count
0
2021 rate
0.0%
Change from 2016
0.0pp
0
0.0%
0.0pp
20-24
2021 count
0
2021 rate
0.0%
Change from 2016
-0.6pp
0
0.0%
-0.6pp
25-34
2021 count
3
2021 rate
0.2%
Change from 2016
-0.4pp
3
0.2%
-0.4pp
35-44
2021 count
7
2021 rate
0.8%
Change from 2016
-0.4pp
7
0.8%
-0.4pp
45-54
2021 count
14
2021 rate
3.9%
Change from 2016
-2.5pp
14
3.9%
-2.5pp
55-64
2021 count
32
2021 rate
10.4%
Change from 2016
+5.7pp
32
10.4%
+5.7pp
65-74
2021 count
39
2021 rate
16.8%
Change from 2016
-7.8pp
39
16.8%
-7.8pp
75-84
2021 count
50
2021 rate
43.5%
Change from 2016
-0.5pp
50
43.5%
-0.5pp
85+
2021 count
65
2021 rate
81.3%
Change from 2016
-1.5pp
65
81.3%
-1.5pp
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
+7
+1.6pp
15-19
0
0.0pp
20-24
-3
-0.6pp
25-34
-10
-0.4pp
35-44
-5
-0.4pp
45-54
-10
-2.5pp
55-64
+16
+5.7pp
65-74
-7
-7.8pp
75-84
-12
-0.5pp
85+
-11
-1.5pp
Data table
Need for assistance for Harris Park. Need for assistance with core activities by age. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Parramatta (C).
| Category | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Count | % | Parramatta (C)% | Count | % | Parramatta (C)% | Count | pp | |
| 0-4 | 0 | 0.0% | 1.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1.0% | 0 | 0.0pp |
| 5-14 | 7 | 1.6% | 2.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 2.1% | +7 | +1.6pp |
| 15-19 | 0 | 0.0% | 2.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 1.7% | 0 | 0.0pp |
| 20-24 | 0 | 0.0% | 1.3% | 3 | 0.6% | 1.3% | -3 | -0.6pp |
| 25-34 | 3 | 0.2% | 0.8% | 13 | 0.6% | 0.8% | -10 | -0.4pp |
| 35-44 | 7 | 0.8% | 1.1% | 12 | 1.2% | 1.4% | -5 | -0.4pp |
| 45-54 | 14 | 3.9% | 2.6% | 24 | 6.4% | 3.0% | -10 | -2.5pp |
| 55-64 | 32 | 10.4% | 4.9% | 16 | 4.7% | 5.2% | +16 | +5.7pp |
| 65-74 | 39 | 16.8% | 10.0% | 46 | 24.6% | 9.7% | -7 | -7.8pp |
| 75-84 | 50 | 43.5% | 24.4% | 62 | 44.0% | 23.5% | -12 | -0.5pp |
| 85+ | 65 | 81.3% | 51.0% | 76 | 82.8% | 48.5% | -11 | -1.5pp |
| Total | 223 | 4.4% | 4.1% | 260 | 4.5% | 4.1% | -37 | -0.1pp |