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 Prahran, accounting for 27% (140 people). This share was higher than Stonnington (C) (17.4%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in 65-74 year olds, which decreased by 26 people and 3.9 percentage points.
Section overview
Need for assistance with core activities by age
Prahran - Persons (Usual residence)
This table summarises need for assistance for Prahran in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Stonnington (C) and change since 2016.
Need for assistance with core activities by age snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Prahran, with comparison markers for Stonnington (C).
Bars reflect 2021 counts; benchmark rates remain in the metrics.
0-4
2021 count
7
2021 rate
1.4%
Change from 2016
+0.8pp
7
1.4%
+0.8pp
5-14
2021 count
13
2021 rate
2.3%
Change from 2016
+1.5pp
13
2.3%
+1.5pp
15-19
2021 count
4
2021 rate
1.4%
Change from 2016
+0.6pp
4
1.4%
+0.6pp
20-24
2021 count
9
2021 rate
0.9%
Change from 2016
+0.1pp
9
0.9%
+0.1pp
25-34
2021 count
21
2021 rate
0.6%
Change from 2016
+0.3pp
21
0.6%
+0.3pp
35-44
2021 count
30
2021 rate
1.4%
Change from 2016
+0.1pp
30
1.4%
+0.1pp
45-54
2021 count
30
2021 rate
2.3%
Change from 2016
-0.2pp
30
2.3%
-0.2pp
55-64
2021 count
33
2021 rate
3.2%
Change from 2016
-0.8pp
33
3.2%
-0.8pp
65-74
2021 count
53
2021 rate
7.1%
Change from 2016
-3.9pp
53
7.1%
-3.9pp
75-84
2021 count
140
2021 rate
27.0%
Change from 2016
-0.3pp
140
27.0%
-0.3pp
85+
2021 count
137
2021 rate
54.4%
Change from 2016
-3.7pp
137
54.4%
-3.7pp
Chart view
Need for assistance with core activities by age change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
0-4
+4
+0.8pp
5-14
+8
+1.5pp
15-19
+1
+0.6pp
20-24
0
+0.1pp
25-34
+6
+0.3pp
35-44
+2
+0.1pp
45-54
-2
-0.2pp
55-64
-8
-0.8pp
65-74
-26
-3.9pp
75-84
-8
-0.3pp
85+
+1
-3.7pp
Data table
Need for assistance for Prahran. Need for assistance with core activities by age. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Stonnington (C).
| Category | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Count | % | Stonnington (C)% | Count | % | Stonnington (C)% | Count | pp | |
| 0-4 | 7 | 1.4% | 0.7% | 3 | 0.6% | 0.8% | +4 | +0.8pp |
| 5-14 | 13 | 2.3% | 1.9% | 5 | 0.8% | 1.6% | +8 | +1.5pp |
| 15-19 | 4 | 1.4% | 1.9% | 3 | 0.8% | 1.2% | +1 | +0.6pp |
| 20-24 | 9 | 0.9% | 0.9% | 9 | 0.8% | 0.5% | 0 | +0.1pp |
| 25-34 | 21 | 0.6% | 0.7% | 15 | 0.3% | 0.5% | +6 | +0.3pp |
| 35-44 | 30 | 1.4% | 1.1% | 28 | 1.3% | 1.0% | +2 | +0.1pp |
| 45-54 | 30 | 2.3% | 1.9% | 32 | 2.5% | 1.7% | -2 | -0.2pp |
| 55-64 | 33 | 3.2% | 2.7% | 41 | 4.0% | 2.8% | -8 | -0.8pp |
| 65-74 | 53 | 7.1% | 4.8% | 79 | 11.0% | 5.1% | -26 | -3.9pp |
| 75-84 | 140 | 27.0% | 17.4% | 148 | 27.3% | 18.2% | -8 | -0.3pp |
| 85+ | 137 | 54.4% | 47.8% | 136 | 58.1% | 43.7% | +1 | -3.7pp |
| Total | 473 | 3.9% | 3.8% | 498 | 3.8% | 3.3% | -25 | +0.1pp |