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 North Rocks (part), accounting for 23.8% (138 people). This share was lower than Parramatta (C) (24.4%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in 75-84 year olds, which increased by 52 people and 2 percentage points.
Section overview
Need for assistance with core activities by age
North Rocks (part) - Persons (Usual residence)
This table summarises need for assistance for North Rocks (part) 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 North Rocks (part), with comparison markers for Parramatta (C).
Bars reflect 2021 counts; benchmark rates remain in the metrics.
0-4
2021 count
5
2021 rate
1.0%
Change from 2016
+0.2pp
5
1.0%
+0.2pp
5-14
2021 count
39
2021 rate
3.0%
Change from 2016
+1.4pp
39
3.0%
+1.4pp
15-19
2021 count
11
2021 rate
2.0%
Change from 2016
+0.1pp
11
2.0%
+0.1pp
20-24
2021 count
13
2021 rate
2.6%
Change from 2016
+1.2pp
13
2.6%
+1.2pp
25-34
2021 count
14
2021 rate
1.4%
Change from 2016
+0.6pp
14
1.4%
+0.6pp
35-44
2021 count
21
2021 rate
1.5%
Change from 2016
-0.1pp
21
1.5%
-0.1pp
45-54
2021 count
22
2021 rate
1.8%
Change from 2016
-0.6pp
22
1.8%
-0.6pp
55-64
2021 count
29
2021 rate
2.8%
Change from 2016
-0.3pp
29
2.8%
-0.3pp
65-74
2021 count
63
2021 rate
7.1%
Change from 2016
+0.9pp
63
7.1%
+0.9pp
75-84
2021 count
138
2021 rate
23.8%
Change from 2016
+2.0pp
138
23.8%
+2.0pp
85+
2021 count
85
2021 rate
57.4%
Change from 2016
-1.2pp
85
57.4%
-1.2pp
Chart view
Need for assistance with core activities by age change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
0-4
+1
+0.2pp
5-14
+21
+1.4pp
15-19
+2
+0.1pp
20-24
+7
+1.2pp
25-34
+8
+0.6pp
35-44
+3
-0.1pp
45-54
-4
-0.6pp
55-64
-2
-0.3pp
65-74
+7
+0.9pp
75-84
+52
+2.0pp
85+
-4
-1.2pp
Data table
Need for assistance for North Rocks (part). 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 | 5 | 1.0% | 1.0% | 4 | 0.8% | 1.0% | +1 | +0.2pp |
| 5-14 | 39 | 3.0% | 2.3% | 18 | 1.6% | 2.1% | +21 | +1.4pp |
| 15-19 | 11 | 2.0% | 2.3% | 9 | 1.9% | 1.7% | +2 | +0.1pp |
| 20-24 | 13 | 2.6% | 1.3% | 6 | 1.4% | 1.3% | +7 | +1.2pp |
| 25-34 | 14 | 1.4% | 0.8% | 6 | 0.8% | 0.8% | +8 | +0.6pp |
| 35-44 | 21 | 1.5% | 1.1% | 18 | 1.6% | 1.4% | +3 | -0.1pp |
| 45-54 | 22 | 1.8% | 2.6% | 26 | 2.4% | 3.0% | -4 | -0.6pp |
| 55-64 | 29 | 2.8% | 4.9% | 31 | 3.1% | 5.2% | -2 | -0.3pp |
| 65-74 | 63 | 7.1% | 10.0% | 56 | 6.2% | 9.7% | +7 | +0.9pp |
| 75-84 | 138 | 23.8% | 24.4% | 86 | 21.8% | 23.5% | +52 | +2.0pp |
| 85+ | 85 | 57.4% | 51.0% | 89 | 58.6% | 48.5% | -4 | -1.2pp |
| Total | 430 | 4.7% | 4.1% | 336 | 4.2% | 4.1% | +94 | +0.5pp |