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, 5-14 year olds was the most common age group among residents who needed assistance with core activities in Point Cook, accounting for 3.6% (457 people). This share was lower than Wyndham (C) (4.2%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in 5-14 year olds, which increased by 197 people and 0.5 percentage points.
Section overview
Need for assistance with core activities by age
Point Cook - Persons (Usual residence)
This table summarises assistance for Point Cook in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Wyndham (C) and change since 2016.
This area boundary has changed from 2016 to 2021. As a result, 2016 values are mapped onto 2021 suburb boundaries using ABS concordance.
Need for assistance with core activities by age snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Point Cook, with comparison markers for Wyndham (C).
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
+21
+0.3pp
5-14
+197
+0.5pp
15-19
+72
+1.1pp
20-24
+24
+0.3pp
25-34
+49
+0.5pp
35-44
+56
+0.1pp
45-54
+54
+0.1pp
55-64
+91
+0.8pp
65-74
+156
+1.3pp
75-84
+132
+0.3pp
85+
+50
+4.8pp
Data table
Assistance for Point Cook. Need for assistance with core activities by age. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Wyndham (C).
| Category | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Count | % | Wyndham (C)% | Count | % | Wyndham (C)% | Count | pp | |
| 0-4 | 86 | 1.5% | 1.5% | 65 | 1.2% | 1.2% | +21 | +0.3pp |
| 5-14 | 457 | 3.6% | 4.2% | 260 | 3.1% | 3.9% | +197 | +0.5pp |
| 15-19 | 141 | 3.6% | 3.9% | 69 | 2.5% | 2.9% | +72 | +1.1pp |
| 20-24 | 62 | 1.8% | 2.2% | 38 | 1.5% | 1.9% | +24 | +0.3pp |
| 25-34 | 106 | 1.1% | 1.3% | 57 | 0.6% | 1.1% | +49 | +0.5pp |
| 35-44 | 140 | 0.9% | 1.4% | 84 | 0.8% | 1.7% | +56 | +0.1pp |
| 45-54 | 169 | 2.0% | 3.4% | 115 | 1.9% | 3.3% | +54 | +0.1pp |
| 55-64 | 227 | 5.3% | 6.5% | 136 | 4.5% | 6.6% | +91 | +0.8pp |
| 65-74 | 332 | 12.1% | 13.3% | 176 | 10.8% | 12.5% | +156 | +1.3pp |
| 75-84 | 294 | 29.7% | 28.4% | 162 | 29.4% | 27.6% | +132 | +0.3pp |
| 85+ | 134 | 63.5% | 58.0% | 84 | 58.7% | 50.9% | +50 | +4.8pp |
| Total | 2,146 | 3.2% | 4.1% | 1,251 | 2.5% | 3.9% | +895 | +0.7pp |