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released: 18 May 2001 media release

Presents statistics on the level of service provision of the Commonwealth funded Community Aged Care Package Program. Detailed statistics on the socio-demographic characteristics of care recipients and the patterns of the recipients' admissions and separations are also provided.The data presented in this report are a useful resource for those involved in policy development, policy review and the planning of aged care services with a specific interest in Community Aged Care Packages.

ISSN 1329 5705; ISBN 978 1 74024 109 0; Cat. no. AGE 20; 57pp.; $16.00

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  • Preliminary material (47K PDF)
    • Title page and verso
    • Contents
    • List of figures and tables
    • Acknowledgements
  • Sections
    1. Introduction (41K PDF)
    2. Main features (81K PDF)
      • Community Aged Care Packages
      • The service outlets
      • Multi-purpose services and services receiving flexible funding under the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Aged Care Strategy
      • Client socio-demographic characteristics
      • 'Special needs' groups
      • Admissions and separations
      • State and Territory variations
    3. Data sources and limitations (46K PDF)
  • End matter

Appendix tables

(300K XLS)

The data tables presented in the appendix are also available as a Microsoft Excel file.

Recommended citation

AIHW 2001. Community aged care packages in Australia 1999-2000: a statistical overview. Aged Care Statistics Series. Cat. no. AGE 20. Canberra: AIHW.