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, 85+ year olds was the most common age group among residents who needed assistance with core activities in Streaky Bay (DC), accounting for 45.8% (27 people). This share was higher than Regional SA (45.5%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in 85+ year olds, which increased by 11 people and 17.2 percentage points.
Section overview
Need for assistance with core activities by age
Streaky Bay (DC) - Persons (Usual residence)
This table summarises need for assistance for Streaky Bay (DC) in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Regional SA and change since 2016.
Need for assistance with core activities by age snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Streaky Bay (DC), with comparison markers for Regional SA.
Bars reflect 2021 counts; benchmark rates remain in the metrics.
0-4
2021 count
0
2021 rate
0.0%
Change from 2016
0.0pp
0
0.0%
0.0pp
5-14
2021 count
3
2021 rate
1.0%
Change from 2016
-1.8pp
3
1.0%
-1.8pp
15-19
2021 count
4
2021 rate
4.9%
Change from 2016
+1.2pp
4
4.9%
+1.2pp
20-24
2021 count
3
2021 rate
4.7%
Change from 2016
+1.3pp
3
4.7%
+1.3pp
25-34
2021 count
0
2021 rate
0.0%
Change from 2016
-1.6pp
0
0.0%
-1.6pp
35-44
2021 count
3
2021 rate
1.3%
Change from 2016
+1.3pp
3
1.3%
+1.3pp
45-54
2021 count
0
2021 rate
0.0%
Change from 2016
0.0pp
0
0.0%
0.0pp
55-64
2021 count
17
2021 rate
5.1%
Change from 2016
+1.7pp
17
5.1%
+1.7pp
65-74
2021 count
17
2021 rate
4.8%
Change from 2016
-2.0pp
17
4.8%
-2.0pp
75-84
2021 count
13
2021 rate
9.7%
Change from 2016
-8.9pp
13
9.7%
-8.9pp
85+
2021 count
27
2021 rate
45.8%
Change from 2016
+17.2pp
27
45.8%
+17.2pp
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
-5
-1.8pp
15-19
+1
+1.2pp
20-24
0
+1.3pp
25-34
-3
-1.6pp
35-44
+3
+1.3pp
45-54
0
0.0pp
55-64
+4
+1.7pp
65-74
+1
-2.0pp
75-84
-6
-8.9pp
85+
+11
+17.2pp
Data table
Need for assistance for Streaky Bay (DC). Need for assistance with core activities by age. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Regional SA.
| Category | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Count | % | Regional SA% | Count | % | Regional SA% | Count | pp | |
| 0-4 | 0 | 0.0% | 1.6% | 0 | 0.0% | 1.3% | 0 | 0.0pp |
| 5-14 | 3 | 1.0% | 5.2% | 8 | 2.8% | 3.9% | -5 | -1.8pp |
| 15-19 | 4 | 4.9% | 4.3% | 3 | 3.7% | 3.3% | +1 | +1.2pp |
| 20-24 | 3 | 4.7% | 3.5% | 3 | 3.4% | 2.9% | 0 | +1.3pp |
| 25-34 | 0 | 0.0% | 2.7% | 3 | 1.6% | 2.3% | -3 | -1.6pp |
| 35-44 | 3 | 1.3% | 2.8% | 0 | 0.0% | 3.1% | +3 | +1.3pp |
| 45-54 | 0 | 0.0% | 4.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 4.4% | 0 | 0.0pp |
| 55-64 | 17 | 5.1% | 6.2% | 13 | 3.4% | 6.0% | +4 | +1.7pp |
| 65-74 | 17 | 4.8% | 8.7% | 16 | 6.8% | 8.5% | +1 | -2.0pp |
| 75-84 | 13 | 9.7% | 17.5% | 19 | 18.6% | 16.4% | -6 | -8.9pp |
| 85+ | 27 | 45.8% | 45.5% | 16 | 28.6% | 41.7% | +11 | +17.2pp |
| Total | 90 | 4.2% | 7.0% | 78 | 3.8% | 6.2% | +12 | +0.4pp |