Population
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, 5-14 year olds was the most common age group among residents who needed assistance with core activities in Wyndham Vale, accounting for 6.6% (218 people). This share was higher than Wyndham (C) (4.2%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in 55-64 year olds, which increased by 34 people and 1.4 percentage points.
Section overview
Need for assistance with core activities by age
Wyndham Vale - Persons (Usual residence)
This table summarises assistance for Wyndham Vale 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 Wyndham Vale, 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
0
+0.2pp
5-14
+24
+0.8pp
15-19
+15
+1.1pp
20-24
+19
+1.1pp
25-34
+21
+0.5pp
35-44
-1
-0.2pp
45-54
+25
+1.2pp
55-64
+34
+1.4pp
65-74
+11
-1.9pp
75-84
+22
+1.0pp
85+
-7
-13.2pp
Data table
Assistance for Wyndham Vale. 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 | 38 | 2.0% | 1.5% | 38 | 1.8% | 1.2% | 0 | +0.2pp |
| 5-14 | 218 | 6.6% | 4.2% | 194 | 5.8% | 3.9% | +24 | +0.8pp |
| 15-19 | 63 | 5.2% | 3.9% | 48 | 4.1% | 2.9% | +15 | +1.1pp |
| 20-24 | 48 | 3.5% | 2.2% | 29 | 2.4% | 1.9% | +19 | +1.1pp |
| 25-34 | 70 | 1.8% | 1.3% | 49 | 1.3% | 1.1% | +21 | +0.5pp |
| 35-44 | 64 | 1.8% | 1.4% | 65 | 2.0% | 1.7% | -1 | -0.2pp |
| 45-54 | 118 | 5.6% | 3.4% | 93 | 4.4% | 3.3% | +25 | +1.2pp |
| 55-64 | 141 | 8.8% | 6.5% | 107 | 7.4% | 6.6% | +34 | +1.4pp |
| 65-74 | 142 | 13.9% | 13.3% | 131 | 15.8% | 12.5% | +11 | -1.9pp |
| 75-84 | 116 | 31.1% | 28.4% | 94 | 30.1% | 27.6% | +22 | +1.0pp |
| 85+ | 43 | 48.3% | 58.0% | 50 | 61.5% | 50.9% | -7 | -13.2pp |
| Total | 1,045 | 5.1% | 4.1% | 900 | 4.6% | 3.9% | +145 | +0.5pp |