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, 5-14 year olds was the most common age group among residents who needed assistance with core activities in Golden Bay, accounting for 4% (39 people). This share was lower than Rockingham (C) (5%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in 5-14 year olds, which increased by 30 people and 2.7 percentage points.
Section overview
Need for assistance with core activities by age
Golden Bay - Persons (Usual residence)
This table summarises need for assistance for Golden Bay in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Rockingham (C) and change since 2016.
Need for assistance with core activities by age snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Golden Bay, with comparison markers for Rockingham (C).
Bars reflect 2021 counts; benchmark rates remain in the metrics.
0-4
2021 count
5
2021 rate
1.1%
Change from 2016
-1.2pp
5
1.1%
-1.2pp
5-14
2021 count
39
2021 rate
4.0%
Change from 2016
+2.7pp
39
4.0%
+2.7pp
15-19
2021 count
14
2021 rate
3.1%
Change from 2016
-0.9pp
14
3.1%
-0.9pp
20-24
2021 count
8
2021 rate
1.9%
Change from 2016
-1.0pp
8
1.9%
-1.0pp
25-34
2021 count
10
2021 rate
1.1%
Change from 2016
0.0pp
10
1.1%
0.0pp
35-44
2021 count
11
2021 rate
1.3%
Change from 2016
+0.1pp
11
1.3%
+0.1pp
45-54
2021 count
18
2021 rate
2.4%
Change from 2016
-0.2pp
18
2.4%
-0.2pp
55-64
2021 count
20
2021 rate
4.2%
Change from 2016
+0.8pp
20
4.2%
+0.8pp
65-74
2021 count
31
2021 rate
12.3%
Change from 2016
+2.8pp
31
12.3%
+2.8pp
75-84
2021 count
29
2021 rate
23.2%
Change from 2016
-0.7pp
29
23.2%
-0.7pp
85+
2021 count
9
2021 rate
60.0%
Change from 2016
+10.0pp
9
60.0%
+10.0pp
Chart view
Need for assistance with core activities by age change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
0-4
-2
-1.2pp
5-14
+30
+2.7pp
15-19
+3
-0.9pp
20-24
0
-1.0pp
25-34
+3
0.0pp
35-44
+4
+0.1pp
45-54
+5
-0.2pp
55-64
+11
+0.8pp
65-74
+16
+2.8pp
75-84
+7
-0.7pp
85+
+1
+10.0pp
Data table
Need for assistance for Golden Bay. Need for assistance with core activities by age. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Rockingham (C).
| Category | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Count | % | Rockingham (C)% | Count | % | Rockingham (C)% | Count | pp | |
| 0-4 | 5 | 1.1% | 1.4% | 7 | 2.3% | 1.2% | -2 | -1.2pp |
| 5-14 | 39 | 4.0% | 5.0% | 9 | 1.3% | 3.2% | +30 | +2.7pp |
| 15-19 | 14 | 3.1% | 3.7% | 11 | 4.0% | 2.6% | +3 | -0.9pp |
| 20-24 | 8 | 1.9% | 2.7% | 8 | 2.9% | 1.7% | 0 | -1.0pp |
| 25-34 | 10 | 1.1% | 2.0% | 7 | 1.1% | 1.4% | +3 | 0.0pp |
| 35-44 | 11 | 1.3% | 1.9% | 7 | 1.2% | 1.7% | +4 | +0.1pp |
| 45-54 | 18 | 2.4% | 3.1% | 13 | 2.6% | 2.9% | +5 | -0.2pp |
| 55-64 | 20 | 4.2% | 5.3% | 9 | 3.4% | 5.4% | +11 | +0.8pp |
| 65-74 | 31 | 12.3% | 9.9% | 15 | 9.5% | 9.4% | +16 | +2.8pp |
| 75-84 | 29 | 23.2% | 19.0% | 22 | 23.9% | 18.8% | +7 | -0.7pp |
| 85+ | 9 | 60.0% | 40.8% | 8 | 50.0% | 40.2% | +1 | +10.0pp |
| Total | 192 | 3.4% | 5.1% | 114 | 3.0% | 4.2% | +78 | +0.4pp |