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 Dover Heights, accounting for 46.3% (31 people). This share was higher than Waverley (A) (40%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in 5-14 year olds, which increased by 7 people and 1.1 percentage points.
Section overview
Need for assistance with core activities by age
Dover Heights - Persons (Usual residence)
This table summarises need for assistance for Dover Heights in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Waverley (A) and change since 2016.
Need for assistance with core activities by age snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Dover Heights, with comparison markers for Waverley (A).
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
15
2021 rate
2.4%
Change from 2016
+1.1pp
15
2.4%
+1.1pp
15-19
2021 count
3
2021 rate
1.0%
Change from 2016
-0.2pp
3
1.0%
-0.2pp
20-24
2021 count
3
2021 rate
1.2%
Change from 2016
+1.2pp
3
1.2%
+1.2pp
25-34
2021 count
0
2021 rate
0.0%
Change from 2016
-1.2pp
0
0.0%
-1.2pp
35-44
2021 count
3
2021 rate
0.7%
Change from 2016
+0.1pp
3
0.7%
+0.1pp
45-54
2021 count
0
2021 rate
0.0%
Change from 2016
-0.5pp
0
0.0%
-0.5pp
55-64
2021 count
13
2021 rate
2.5%
Change from 2016
+0.5pp
13
2.5%
+0.5pp
65-74
2021 count
19
2021 rate
4.7%
Change from 2016
0.0pp
19
4.7%
0.0pp
75-84
2021 count
23
2021 rate
12.0%
Change from 2016
-1.1pp
23
12.0%
-1.1pp
85+
2021 count
31
2021 rate
46.3%
Change from 2016
+8.8pp
31
46.3%
+8.8pp
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
+7
+1.1pp
15-19
0
-0.2pp
20-24
+3
+1.2pp
25-34
-4
-1.2pp
35-44
0
+0.1pp
45-54
-3
-0.5pp
55-64
+3
+0.5pp
65-74
+3
0.0pp
75-84
+4
-1.1pp
85+
-5
+8.8pp
Data table
Need for assistance for Dover Heights. Need for assistance with core activities by age. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Waverley (A).
| Category | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Count | % | Waverley (A)% | Count | % | Waverley (A)% | Count | pp | |
| 0-4 | 0 | 0.0% | 0.8% | 0 | 0.0% | 0.4% | 0 | 0.0pp |
| 5-14 | 15 | 2.4% | 1.9% | 8 | 1.3% | 1.4% | +7 | +1.1pp |
| 15-19 | 3 | 1.0% | 1.6% | 3 | 1.2% | 1.6% | 0 | -0.2pp |
| 20-24 | 3 | 1.2% | 1.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0.7% | +3 | +1.2pp |
| 25-34 | 0 | 0.0% | 0.4% | 4 | 1.2% | 0.3% | -4 | -1.2pp |
| 35-44 | 3 | 0.7% | 0.7% | 3 | 0.6% | 0.7% | 0 | +0.1pp |
| 45-54 | 0 | 0.0% | 1.4% | 3 | 0.5% | 1.4% | -3 | -0.5pp |
| 55-64 | 13 | 2.5% | 2.3% | 10 | 2.0% | 2.7% | +3 | +0.5pp |
| 65-74 | 19 | 4.7% | 5.4% | 16 | 4.7% | 5.6% | +3 | 0.0pp |
| 75-84 | 23 | 12.0% | 17.5% | 19 | 13.1% | 18.7% | +4 | -1.1pp |
| 85+ | 31 | 46.3% | 40.0% | 36 | 37.5% | 45.3% | -5 | +8.8pp |
| Total | 117 | 2.9% | 2.8% | 104 | 2.7% | 3.0% | +13 | +0.2pp |