Population
Assistance
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.
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 Hill Top (Wingecarribee - NSW), accounting for 26.2% (32 people). This share was higher than Wingecarribee (A) (13%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in 75-84 year olds, which increased by 15 people and 5.7 percentage points.
Section overview
Need for assistance with core activities by age
Hill Top (Wingecarribee - NSW) - Persons (Usual residence)
This table summarises assistance for Hill Top (Wingecarribee - NSW) in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Wingecarribee (A) and change since 2016.
Need for assistance with core activities by age snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Hill Top (Wingecarribee - NSW), with comparison markers for Wingecarribee (A).
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
+3
+1.3pp
5-14
+2
+0.6pp
15-19
+6
+3.9pp
20-24
-2
-0.9pp
25-34
+1
+0.2pp
35-44
+9
+2.1pp
45-54
+5
+1.5pp
55-64
+3
0.0pp
65-74
+1
-0.6pp
75-84
+15
+5.7pp
85+
-2
+57.9pp
Data table
Assistance for Hill Top (Wingecarribee - NSW). Need for assistance with core activities by age. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Wingecarribee (A).
| Category | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Count | % | Wingecarribee (A)% | Count | % | Wingecarribee (A)% | Count | pp | |
| 0-4 | 3 | 1.3% | 1.8% | 0 | 0.0% | 1.5% | +3 | +1.3pp |
| 5-14 | 16 | 3.8% | 3.9% | 14 | 3.2% | 3.2% | +2 | +0.6pp |
| 15-19 | 11 | 6.7% | 3.4% | 5 | 2.8% | 2.5% | +6 | +3.9pp |
| 20-24 | 3 | 2.1% | 2.5% | 5 | 3.0% | 3.0% | -2 | -0.9pp |
| 25-34 | 8 | 2.0% | 2.4% | 7 | 1.8% | 2.4% | +1 | +0.2pp |
| 35-44 | 16 | 4.2% | 2.4% | 7 | 2.1% | 2.5% | +9 | +2.1pp |
| 45-54 | 23 | 6.2% | 3.1% | 18 | 4.7% | 3.2% | +5 | +1.5pp |
| 55-64 | 19 | 5.8% | 3.8% | 16 | 5.8% | 4.4% | +3 | 0.0pp |
| 65-74 | 21 | 9.2% | 5.5% | 20 | 9.8% | 5.5% | +1 | -0.6pp |
| 75-84 | 32 | 26.2% | 13.0% | 17 | 20.5% | 14.7% | +15 | +5.7pp |
| 85+ | 6 | 100.0% | 37.9% | 8 | 42.1% | 46.4% | -2 | +57.9pp |
| Total | 154 | 5.5% | 5.6% | 118 | 4.4% | 5.6% | +36 | +1.1pp |