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 Silverwater (Parramatta - NSW), accounting for 6.7% (10 people). This share was lower than Parramatta (C) (10%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in 5-14 year olds, which decreased by 6 people and 2.2 percentage points.
Section overview
Need for assistance with core activities by age
Silverwater (Parramatta - NSW) - Persons (Usual residence)
This table summarises assistance for Silverwater (Parramatta - NSW) 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 Silverwater (Parramatta - NSW), with comparison markers for Parramatta (C).
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
0
0.0pp
5-14
-6
-2.2pp
15-19
0
0.0pp
20-24
-3
-0.7pp
25-34
+4
+0.4pp
35-44
0
+0.1pp
45-54
-3
-0.5pp
55-64
-2
-0.7pp
65-74
+4
+1.6pp
75-84
+5
+4.2pp
85+
+1
+0.8pp
Data table
Assistance for Silverwater (Parramatta - NSW). 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 | 0 | 0.0% | 2.3% | 6 | 2.2% | 2.1% | -6 | -2.2pp |
| 15-19 | 0 | 0.0% | 2.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 1.7% | 0 | 0.0pp |
| 20-24 | 0 | 0.0% | 1.3% | 3 | 0.7% | 1.3% | -3 | -0.7pp |
| 25-34 | 4 | 0.4% | 0.8% | 0 | 0.0% | 0.8% | +4 | +0.4pp |
| 35-44 | 4 | 0.5% | 1.1% | 4 | 0.4% | 1.4% | 0 | +0.1pp |
| 45-54 | 7 | 1.5% | 2.6% | 10 | 2.0% | 3.0% | -3 | -0.5pp |
| 55-64 | 6 | 2.3% | 4.9% | 8 | 3.0% | 5.2% | -2 | -0.7pp |
| 65-74 | 10 | 6.7% | 10.0% | 6 | 5.1% | 9.7% | +4 | +1.6pp |
| 75-84 | 10 | 18.9% | 24.4% | 5 | 14.7% | 23.5% | +5 | +4.2pp |
| 85+ | 4 | 30.8% | 51.0% | 3 | 30.0% | 48.5% | +1 | +0.8pp |
| Total | 60 | 1.7% | 4.1% | 60 | 1.4% | 4.1% | 0 | +0.3pp |