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 Artarmon, accounting for 19.4% (67 people). This share was lower than Willoughby (C) (19.6%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in 75-84 year olds, which increased by 15 people and 0.9 percentage points.
Section overview
Need for assistance with core activities by age
Artarmon - Persons (Usual residence)
This table summarises need for assistance for Artarmon in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Willoughby (C) and change since 2016.
Need for assistance with core activities by age snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Artarmon, with comparison markers for Willoughby (C).
Bars reflect 2021 counts; benchmark rates remain in the metrics.
0-4
2021 count
6
2021 rate
1.2%
Change from 2016
+0.7pp
6
1.2%
+0.7pp
5-14
2021 count
17
2021 rate
1.3%
Change from 2016
+0.1pp
17
1.3%
+0.1pp
15-19
2021 count
9
2021 rate
2.2%
Change from 2016
+1.2pp
9
2.2%
+1.2pp
20-24
2021 count
4
2021 rate
0.8%
Change from 2016
-0.9pp
4
0.8%
-0.9pp
25-34
2021 count
15
2021 rate
1.0%
Change from 2016
+0.5pp
15
1.0%
+0.5pp
35-44
2021 count
16
2021 rate
0.8%
Change from 2016
0.0pp
16
0.8%
0.0pp
45-54
2021 count
26
2021 rate
2.1%
Change from 2016
+0.4pp
26
2.1%
+0.4pp
55-64
2021 count
31
2021 rate
3.5%
Change from 2016
+0.1pp
31
3.5%
+0.1pp
65-74
2021 count
47
2021 rate
6.7%
Change from 2016
-0.1pp
47
6.7%
-0.1pp
75-84
2021 count
67
2021 rate
19.4%
Change from 2016
+0.9pp
67
19.4%
+0.9pp
85+
2021 count
63
2021 rate
40.4%
Change from 2016
+3.4pp
63
40.4%
+3.4pp
Chart view
Need for assistance with core activities by age change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
0-4
+3
+0.7pp
5-14
+2
+0.1pp
15-19
+5
+1.2pp
20-24
-5
-0.9pp
25-34
+5
+0.5pp
35-44
+2
0.0pp
45-54
+6
+0.4pp
55-64
+1
+0.1pp
65-74
+9
-0.1pp
75-84
+15
+0.9pp
85+
+13
+3.4pp
Data table
Need for assistance for Artarmon. Need for assistance with core activities by age. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Willoughby (C).
| Category | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Count | % | Willoughby (C)% | Count | % | Willoughby (C)% | Count | pp | |
| 0-4 | 6 | 1.2% | 0.9% | 3 | 0.5% | 0.5% | +3 | +0.7pp |
| 5-14 | 17 | 1.3% | 1.6% | 15 | 1.2% | 1.2% | +2 | +0.1pp |
| 15-19 | 9 | 2.2% | 1.6% | 4 | 1.0% | 1.7% | +5 | +1.2pp |
| 20-24 | 4 | 0.8% | 1.2% | 9 | 1.7% | 1.0% | -5 | -0.9pp |
| 25-34 | 15 | 1.0% | 0.8% | 10 | 0.5% | 0.6% | +5 | +0.5pp |
| 35-44 | 16 | 0.8% | 0.8% | 14 | 0.8% | 0.9% | +2 | 0.0pp |
| 45-54 | 26 | 2.1% | 1.2% | 20 | 1.7% | 1.2% | +6 | +0.4pp |
| 55-64 | 31 | 3.5% | 2.3% | 30 | 3.4% | 2.5% | +1 | +0.1pp |
| 65-74 | 47 | 6.7% | 6.3% | 38 | 6.8% | 6.3% | +9 | -0.1pp |
| 75-84 | 67 | 19.4% | 19.6% | 52 | 18.5% | 19.0% | +15 | +0.9pp |
| 85+ | 63 | 40.4% | 52.4% | 50 | 37.0% | 51.2% | +13 | +3.4pp |
| Total | 304 | 3.2% | 3.9% | 255 | 2.7% | 3.4% | +49 | +0.5pp |