Population
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 The Coorong (DC), accounting for 17.3% (84 people). This share was similar to Regional SA (17.5%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in 75-84 year olds, which increased by 28 people and 1.7 percentage points.
Section overview
Need for assistance with core activities by age
The Coorong (DC) - Persons (Usual residence)
This table summarises assistance for The Coorong (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 The Coorong (DC), with comparison markers for Regional SA.
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
+6
+2.4pp
5-14
+6
+0.9pp
15-19
-4
-1.1pp
20-24
-3
-1.3pp
25-34
+2
0.0pp
35-44
-1
-0.1pp
45-54
-19
-1.9pp
55-64
+5
-0.1pp
65-74
+5
+0.8pp
75-84
+28
+1.7pp
85+
+6
-4.9pp
Data table
Assistance for The Coorong (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 | 6 | 2.4% | 1.6% | 0 | 0.0% | 1.3% | +6 | +2.4pp |
| 5-14 | 20 | 3.1% | 5.2% | 14 | 2.2% | 3.9% | +6 | +0.9pp |
| 15-19 | 7 | 2.6% | 4.3% | 11 | 3.7% | 3.3% | -4 | -1.1pp |
| 20-24 | 7 | 2.9% | 3.5% | 10 | 4.2% | 2.9% | -3 | -1.3pp |
| 25-34 | 13 | 2.2% | 2.7% | 11 | 2.2% | 2.3% | +2 | 0.0pp |
| 35-44 | 16 | 2.9% | 2.8% | 17 | 3.0% | 3.1% | -1 | -0.1pp |
| 45-54 | 27 | 4.2% | 4.3% | 46 | 6.1% | 4.4% | -19 | -1.9pp |
| 55-64 | 59 | 6.4% | 6.2% | 54 | 6.5% | 6.0% | +5 | -0.1pp |
| 65-74 | 70 | 9.4% | 8.7% | 65 | 8.6% | 8.5% | +5 | +0.8pp |
| 75-84 | 84 | 17.3% | 17.5% | 56 | 15.6% | 16.4% | +28 | +1.7pp |
| 85+ | 54 | 38.0% | 45.5% | 48 | 42.9% | 41.7% | +6 | -4.9pp |
| Total | 362 | 6.6% | 7.0% | 330 | 6.1% | 6.2% | +32 | +0.5pp |