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The demographics
2/10 15% 1/7
01 Nearly two in 10 older Australians speak a language other than English.
The workforce
66%
04 66 per cent of people in the aged care workforce are aged 45-64.
02 In 2017, 15 per cent of Australia’s population – about 3.8 million people – were aged 65 and over.
03 More than one in seven Australians are aged 65 years and over.
01, 02, 03, 04, 06
05
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, Older Australia at a glance, 2018 Gen Aged Care Data, Australian Government
The Aged Care Workforce, 2016
89%
05 89 per cent of home care and support workers across the industry are female.
87%
03 87 per cent of home care workers in Australia assessed their health as good, very good or excellent.
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