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released: 23 Dec 1999 media release

Prepared by AIHW and the Office for Older Australians in the Commonwealth Department of Health and Aged Care, this publication provides an overview of the health, wellbeing and social circumstances of older Australians and their health and welfare services.

ISBN 978 0 642 24793 3; Cat. no. AGE 12; 78pp.; OUT OF PRINT

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Publication table of contents

  • Preliminary material
    • Title page and verso
    • Foreword
    • Contents
  • Sections
    1. General context
      • Australia in context
    2. Demography
      • Older Australians: age, sex and living arrangements
      • The changing demographic profile: 1976-2016
      • Indigenous peoples
      • People from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds
      • International comparisons
    3. Health and wellbeing of older people
      • Life expectancies of older Australians
      • Health differentials
      • Dementia and older Australians
      • Self-rated health among older Australians
      • Dependency levels among older Australians
      • The nature of dependency among older Australians
    4. Wellbeing and productive ageing
      • Older Australians as volunteers
      • Older people's organisations in Australia
      • Healthy ageing
    5. Families and caring
      • Carers
      • Formal and informal care
      • Location of older people with a disability
    6. Retirement, income and housing
      • Australian Age Pension
      • Superannuation in Australia
      • Housing of older Australians
      • Retirement in Australia
    7. Health services used by older Australians
      • Hospital use by older Australians
      • Hospital statistics - diagnoses and procedures
    8. Aged care services
      • Assessment strategies
      • Home and Community Care (HACC) program
      • Care packages and community options
      • Hostels
      • Nursing homes
      • Dependency levels among service users
    9. Aged care system
      • Fitting the pieces together - the Australian system
      • Financing the Australian aged care system
    10. Expenditure trends
      • Expenditure on aged care
      • Health expenditure on older people in Australia
      • Government expenditure on older people in Australia
      • Expenditure trends and international comparisons
      • 1999 International Year of Older Persons

Recommended citation

Gibson D, Benham C & Racic L 1999. Older Australia at a glance (second edition). Cat. no. AGE 12. Canberra: AIHW.