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released: 9 Dec 2010 author: AIHW media release

At 30 June 2009, over 44,000 people were receiving help from a community aged care package, including just over 23,300 new admissions during 2008-09. The findings suggest that proportionate to their populations, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders and those from non-English-speaking countries used community aged care packages at a higher rate compared with other Australians.

ISSN 1329-5705; ISBN 978-1-74249-083-0; Cat. no. AGE 61; 136pp.; Out of print

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Publication table of contents

  • Preliminary material
    • Title and verso pages
    • Contents
    • Preface
    • Acknowledgments
    • Abbreviations
    • Symbols
    • Summary   
  • Body section
    • Chapter 1
      • Introduction
    • Chapter 2
      • Service outlets and provision
    • Chapter 3
      • Characteristics of clients
    • Chapter 4
      • Special needs groups
    • Chapter 5
      • Admissions, separations, and leave
  • End matter
    • Glossary
    • Appendixes
      • Appendix 1: Service providers and provision
      • Appendix 2: Characteristics of clients
      • Appendix 3: Special needs groups
      • Appendix 4: Admissions, separations and leave
      • Appendix 5: Data sources and limitations
    • References
    • List of tables
    • List of figures
    • List of boxes

Recommended citation

AIHW 2010. Aged care packages in the community 2008-09: a statistical overview. Aged care series no. 30. Cat. no. AGE 61. Canberra: AIHW.