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 St Clair (Penrith - NSW), accounting for 11.8% (219 people). This share was higher than Penrith (C) (11.3%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in 65-74 year olds, which increased by 69 people and 0.4 percentage points.
Section overview
Need for assistance with core activities by age
St Clair (Penrith - NSW) - Persons (Usual residence)
This table summarises assistance for St Clair (Penrith - NSW) in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Penrith (C) and change since 2016.
Need for assistance with core activities by age snapshot
2021 distribution by category for St Clair (Penrith - NSW), with comparison markers for Penrith (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
+2
+0.2pp
5-14
+38
+1.3pp
15-19
+9
+0.8pp
20-24
+6
+0.8pp
25-34
0
+0.2pp
35-44
+8
+0.2pp
45-54
+11
+0.7pp
55-64
+1
+0.4pp
65-74
+69
+0.4pp
75-84
+35
-5.2pp
85+
+32
+13.4pp
Data table
Assistance for St Clair (Penrith - NSW). Need for assistance with core activities by age. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Penrith (C).
| Category | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Count | % | Penrith (C)% | Count | % | Penrith (C)% | Count | pp | |
| 0-4 | 24 | 1.8% | 1.8% | 22 | 1.6% | 1.5% | +2 | +0.2pp |
| 5-14 | 139 | 4.9% | 5.6% | 101 | 3.6% | 4.4% | +38 | +1.3pp |
| 15-19 | 42 | 3.2% | 3.8% | 33 | 2.4% | 3.1% | +9 | +0.8pp |
| 20-24 | 32 | 2.6% | 2.7% | 26 | 1.8% | 2.3% | +6 | +0.8pp |
| 25-34 | 53 | 1.9% | 2.1% | 53 | 1.7% | 1.8% | 0 | +0.2pp |
| 35-44 | 62 | 2.2% | 2.4% | 54 | 2.0% | 2.5% | +8 | +0.2pp |
| 45-54 | 83 | 3.5% | 3.9% | 72 | 2.8% | 3.7% | +11 | +0.7pp |
| 55-64 | 166 | 6.1% | 6.4% | 165 | 5.7% | 6.1% | +1 | +0.4pp |
| 65-74 | 219 | 11.8% | 11.3% | 150 | 11.4% | 11.0% | +69 | +0.4pp |
| 75-84 | 151 | 27.3% | 23.8% | 116 | 32.5% | 25.7% | +35 | -5.2pp |
| 85+ | 81 | 59.6% | 45.7% | 49 | 46.2% | 58.0% | +32 | +13.4pp |
| Total | 1,052 | 5.3% | 5.5% | 850 | 4.3% | 5.2% | +202 | +1.0pp |