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 Wongan-Ballidu (S), accounting for 7.9% (15 people). This share was higher than Regional WA (7.3%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in 65-74 year olds, which increased by 4 people and 0.3 percentage points.
Section overview
Need for assistance with core activities by age
Wongan-Ballidu (S) - Persons (Usual residence)
This table summarises need for assistance for Wongan-Ballidu (S) in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Regional WA and change since 2016.
Need for assistance with core activities by age snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Wongan-Ballidu (S), with comparison markers for Regional WA.
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
7
2021 rate
4.3%
Change from 2016
+0.6pp
7
4.3%
+0.6pp
15-19
2021 count
0
2021 rate
0.0%
Change from 2016
0.0pp
0
0.0%
0.0pp
20-24
2021 count
0
2021 rate
0.0%
Change from 2016
0.0pp
0
0.0%
0.0pp
25-34
2021 count
0
2021 rate
0.0%
Change from 2016
0.0pp
0
0.0%
0.0pp
35-44
2021 count
4
2021 rate
2.4%
Change from 2016
-0.5pp
4
2.4%
-0.5pp
45-54
2021 count
9
2021 rate
6.0%
Change from 2016
+1.7pp
9
6.0%
+1.7pp
55-64
2021 count
10
2021 rate
5.0%
Change from 2016
+2.1pp
10
5.0%
+2.1pp
65-74
2021 count
15
2021 rate
7.9%
Change from 2016
+0.3pp
15
7.9%
+0.3pp
75-84
2021 count
12
2021 rate
16.0%
Change from 2016
-4.0pp
12
16.0%
-4.0pp
85+
2021 count
10
2021 rate
50.0%
Change from 2016
+9.3pp
10
50.0%
+9.3pp
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
0
+0.6pp
15-19
0
0.0pp
20-24
0
0.0pp
25-34
0
0.0pp
35-44
-1
-0.5pp
45-54
+1
+1.7pp
55-64
+4
+2.1pp
65-74
+4
+0.3pp
75-84
+3
-4.0pp
85+
-1
+9.3pp
Data table
Need for assistance for Wongan-Ballidu (S). Need for assistance with core activities by age. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Regional WA.
| Category | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Count | % | Regional WA% | Count | % | Regional WA% | Count | pp | |
| 0-4 | 0 | 0.0% | 1.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0.8% | 0 | 0.0pp |
| 5-14 | 7 | 4.3% | 3.5% | 7 | 3.7% | 2.3% | 0 | +0.6pp |
| 15-19 | 0 | 0.0% | 3.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 2.2% | 0 | 0.0pp |
| 20-24 | 0 | 0.0% | 2.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 1.8% | 0 | 0.0pp |
| 25-34 | 0 | 0.0% | 1.6% | 0 | 0.0% | 1.3% | 0 | 0.0pp |
| 35-44 | 4 | 2.4% | 1.7% | 5 | 2.9% | 1.6% | -1 | -0.5pp |
| 45-54 | 9 | 6.0% | 2.7% | 8 | 4.3% | 2.5% | +1 | +1.7pp |
| 55-64 | 10 | 5.0% | 4.2% | 6 | 2.9% | 4.2% | +4 | +2.1pp |
| 65-74 | 15 | 7.9% | 7.3% | 11 | 7.6% | 7.4% | +4 | +0.3pp |
| 75-84 | 12 | 16.0% | 17.0% | 9 | 20.0% | 16.5% | +3 | -4.0pp |
| 85+ | 10 | 50.0% | 42.6% | 11 | 40.7% | 41.4% | -1 | +9.3pp |
| Total | 72 | 5.6% | 4.6% | 56 | 4.2% | 3.8% | +16 | +1.4pp |