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, 65-74 year olds was the most common age group among residents who needed assistance with core activities in Unincorporated SA, accounting for 7.2% (22 people). This share was lower than Regional SA (8.7%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in 75-84 year olds, which increased by 8 people and 10.5 percentage points.
Section overview
Need for assistance with core activities by age
Unincorporated SA - Persons (Usual residence)
This table summarises need for assistance for Unincorporated SA 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 Unincorporated SA, with comparison markers for Regional SA.
Bars reflect 2021 counts; benchmark rates remain in the metrics.
0-4
2021 count
4
2021 rate
3.0%
Change from 2016
+1.1pp
4
3.0%
+1.1pp
5-14
2021 count
10
2021 rate
3.4%
Change from 2016
+2.2pp
10
3.4%
+2.2pp
15-19
2021 count
5
2021 rate
3.3%
Change from 2016
+3.3pp
5
3.3%
+3.3pp
20-24
2021 count
0
2021 rate
0.0%
Change from 2016
0.0pp
0
0.0%
0.0pp
25-34
2021 count
3
2021 rate
0.7%
Change from 2016
+0.2pp
3
0.7%
+0.2pp
35-44
2021 count
3
2021 rate
0.9%
Change from 2016
+0.3pp
3
0.9%
+0.3pp
45-54
2021 count
7
2021 rate
1.4%
Change from 2016
-0.5pp
7
1.4%
-0.5pp
55-64
2021 count
13
2021 rate
2.5%
Change from 2016
-1.1pp
13
2.5%
-1.1pp
65-74
2021 count
22
2021 rate
7.2%
Change from 2016
+1.6pp
22
7.2%
+1.6pp
75-84
2021 count
17
2021 rate
19.3%
Change from 2016
+10.5pp
17
19.3%
+10.5pp
85+
2021 count
8
2021 rate
32.0%
Change from 2016
-12.0pp
8
32.0%
-12.0pp
Chart view
Need for assistance with core activities by age change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
0-4
+1
+1.1pp
5-14
+6
+2.2pp
15-19
+5
+3.3pp
20-24
0
0.0pp
25-34
0
+0.2pp
35-44
0
+0.3pp
45-54
-5
-0.5pp
55-64
-8
-1.1pp
65-74
+5
+1.6pp
75-84
+8
+10.5pp
85+
-3
-12.0pp
Data table
Need for assistance for Unincorporated SA. 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 | 4 | 3.0% | 1.6% | 3 | 1.9% | 1.3% | +1 | +1.1pp |
| 5-14 | 10 | 3.4% | 5.2% | 4 | 1.2% | 3.9% | +6 | +2.2pp |
| 15-19 | 5 | 3.3% | 4.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 3.3% | +5 | +3.3pp |
| 20-24 | 0 | 0.0% | 3.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 2.9% | 0 | 0.0pp |
| 25-34 | 3 | 0.7% | 2.7% | 3 | 0.5% | 2.3% | 0 | +0.2pp |
| 35-44 | 3 | 0.9% | 2.8% | 3 | 0.6% | 3.1% | 0 | +0.3pp |
| 45-54 | 7 | 1.4% | 4.3% | 12 | 1.9% | 4.4% | -5 | -0.5pp |
| 55-64 | 13 | 2.5% | 6.2% | 21 | 3.6% | 6.0% | -8 | -1.1pp |
| 65-74 | 22 | 7.2% | 8.7% | 17 | 5.6% | 8.5% | +5 | +1.6pp |
| 75-84 | 17 | 19.3% | 17.5% | 9 | 8.8% | 16.4% | +8 | +10.5pp |
| 85+ | 8 | 32.0% | 45.5% | 11 | 44.0% | 41.7% | -3 | -12.0pp |
| Total | 96 | 3.2% | 7.0% | 88 | 2.5% | 6.2% | +8 | +0.7pp |