Carer satisfaction with support

Population groups

• Indigenous status

  Does the proportion of carers who are satisfied with the range of services available to them vary for First Nations people and non-Indigenous Australians?

  The data in the graph and the table below show the proportion of primary carers (aged 15 and over) who are satisfied with the range of services available to assist in their caring role, by Indigenous status. In 2022, 44% of non-Indigenous carers were satisfied with the range of services available to assist in their caring role. Data for First Nations carers could not be published due to small sample numbers and to protect confidentiality.

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  Indigenous status	% of carers satisfied with range of carer-assistance services	95% Confidence Interval
  Aged 15–64
  First Nations	n.p.	n.p.
  Non-Indigenous	43%	(37.9%–48.7%)
  All carers	43%	(37.7%–47.4%)
  Aged 65 and over
  First Nations	n.p.	n.p.
  Non-Indigenous	48%	(41.3%–55.5%)
  All carers	49%	(43.3%–55.5%)
  Aged 15 and over
  First Nations	n.p.	n.p.
  Non-Indigenous	44%	(40.5%–48.3%)
  All carers	45%	(41.0%–48.1%)

  Notes

  • n.p. (not published) Data have been suppressed to avoid identifying individual people.

  1. Restricted to primary carers aged 15 and over living in households, excluding those who do not know the range of services available or did not answer.
  2. Data source does not cover very remote areas and discrete Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities.
  3. Data have been randomly adjusted to avoid identifying individual people.

  Source: ABS (Australian Bureau of Statistics) 2024. Microdata: Survey of Disability, Ageing and Carers, Australia, 2022, ABS, AIHW analysis of detailed microdata in DataLab, accessed 6 September 2024.

  n.p. (not published) Data have been suppressed to avoid identifying individual people.

  Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics – Survey of Disability, Ageing and Carers (SDAC) | Data source overview
  

• Sex at birth

  Does the proportion of carers who are satisfied with the range of services available to them vary by sex?

  The data in the graph and the table below show the proportion of primary carers (aged 15 and over) who are satisfied with the range of services available to assist in their caring role, for males and females. In 2022, 43% of male carers were satisfied with the range of services available to assist in their caring role, as did 46% of female carers.

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  Sex	% of carers satisfied with range of carer-assistance services	95% Confidence Interval
  Aged 15–64
  Males	#34%	(23.6%–44.4%)
  Females	44%	(38.6%–49.8%)
  All carers	43%	(37.7%–47.4%)
  Aged 65 and over
  Males	#49%	(36.6%–62.2%)
  Females	47%	(37.9%–57.0%)
  All carers	49%	(43.3%–55.5%)
  Aged 15 and over
  Males	43%	(35.8%–49.5%)
  Females	46%	(41.3%–50.4%)
  All carers	45%	(41.0%–48.1%)

  Notes

  • # Should be used with caution: proportion has a Margin of Error (MoE) >10 percentage points and/or proportion ± MoE equals <0% or >100%.

  1. Restricted to primary carers aged 15 and over living in households, excluding those who do not know the range of services available or did not answer.
  2. The data are reported based on sex recorded at birth, determined by sex characteristics observed at birth or infancy. Total includes people whose sex at birth was recorded as ‘Another term’.
  3. Data have been randomly adjusted to avoid identifying individual people.

  Source: ABS (Australian Bureau of Statistics) 2024. Microdata: Survey of Disability, Ageing and Carers, Australia, 2022, ABS, AIHW analysis of detailed microdata in DataLab, accessed 6 September 2024.

  # Should be used with caution: proportion has a Margin of Error (MoE) >10 percentage points and/or proportion ± MoE equals <0% or >100%.

  Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics – Survey of Disability, Ageing and Carers (SDAC) | Data source overview
  

• Age group

  Does the proportion of carers who are satisfied with the range of services available to them vary by age?

  The data in the graph and the table below show the proportion of primary carers (aged 15 and over) who are satisfied with the range of services available to assist in their caring role, grouped by age. In 2022, 49% of carers aged 65 and over were satisfied with the range of services available to assist in their caring role, compared with 37% for those aged 15–44.

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  Age group	% of carers satisfied with range of carer-assistance services	95% Confidence Interval
  15–44	37%	(29.3%–45.2%)
  45–64	46%	(40.1%–52.3%)
  65 and over	49%	(43.3%–55.5%)
  All ages	45%	(41.0%–48.1%)

  Note Restricted to primary carers aged 15 and over living in households, excluding those who do not know the range of services available or did not answer.

  Source: ABS (Australian Bureau of Statistics) 2024. Microdata: Survey of Disability, Ageing and Carers, Australia, 2022, ABS, AIHW analysis of detailed microdata in DataLab, accessed 6 September 2024.

  Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics – Survey of Disability, Ageing and Carers (SDAC) | Data source overview
  

• Cultural and linguistic diversity status

  Does the proportion of carers who are satisfied with the range of services available to them vary by cultural and linguistic diversity background?

  The data in the graph and the table below show the proportion of primary carers (aged 15 and over) who are satisfied with the range of services available to assist in their caring role, by culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) status. In 2022, 42% of carers from CALD backgrounds were satisfied with the range of services available to assist in their caring role, as did 45% among the non-CALD group.

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  Cultural and linguistic diversity status	% of carers satisfied with range of carer-assistance services	95% Confidence Interval
  Aged 15–64
  CALD	37%	(27.5%–46.8%)
  CALD – low English proficiency	n.p.	n.p.
  CALD – high English proficiency	n.p.	n.p.
  Non-CALD	44%	(38.3%–48.8%)
  All carers	43%	(37.7%–47.4%)
  Aged 65 and over
  CALD	#53%	(32.3%–74.1%)
  CALD – low English proficiency	n.p.	n.p.
  CALD – high English proficiency	n.p.	n.p.
  Non-CALD	49%	(42.3%–55.3%)
  All carers	49%	(43.3%–55.5%)
  Aged 15 and over
  CALD	42%	(33.4%–49.9%)
  CALD – low English proficiency	n.p.	n.p.
  CALD – high English proficiency	n.p.	n.p.
  Non-CALD	45%	(40.9%–49.2%)
  All carers	45%	(41.0%–48.1%)

  Notes

  • # Should be used with caution: proportion has a Margin of Error (MoE) >10 percentage points and/or proportion ± MoE equals <0% or >100%.
  • n.p. (not published) Data have been suppressed to avoid identifying individual people.

  1. Restricted to primary carers aged 15 and over living in households, excluding those who do not know the range of services available or did not answer.
  2. Culturally and Linguistically Diverse (CALD) cohort includes people not born in a main English-speaking country and/or who mainly speak a language other than English at home.
  3. English proficiency is reported for people in the CALD cohort only. Low English proficiency group includes people who mainly speak a language other than English at home and say they speak English 'not well' or 'not at all'. High English proficiency group includes people who mainly speak English at home, and those who mainly speak a language other than English at home and say they speak English 'well' or 'very well'.

  Source: ABS (Australian Bureau of Statistics) 2024. Microdata: Survey of Disability, Ageing and Carers, Australia, 2022, ABS, AIHW analysis of detailed microdata in DataLab, accessed 6 September 2024.

  # Should be used with caution: proportion has a Margin of Error (MoE) >10 percentage points and/or proportion ± MoE equals <0% or >100%.
  n.p. (not published) Data have been suppressed to avoid identifying individual people.

  Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics – Survey of Disability, Ageing and Carers (SDAC) | Data source overview
  

• Remoteness

  Does the proportion of carers who are satisfied with the range of services available to them vary by remoteness?

  The data in the graph and the table below show the proportion of primary carers (aged 15 and over) who are satisfied with the range of services available to assist in their caring role, grouped by remoteness. In 2022, 46% of carers living in major cities and 43% in inner regional areas were satisfied with the range of services available to assist in their caring role.

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  Remoteness	% of carers satisfied with range of carer-assistance services	95% Confidence Interval
  Aged 15–64
  Major cities	45%	(39.4%–51.3%)
  Inner regional	#38%	(26.4%–48.6%)
  Outer regional and remote	#36%	(20.2%–52.5%)
  All areas	43%	(37.7%–47.4%)
  Aged 65 and over
  Major cities	47%	(39.5%–54.4%)
  Inner regional	#54%	(35.7%–73.3%)
  Outer regional and remote	#52%	(33.4%–71.3%)
  All areas	49%	(43.3%–55.5%)
  Aged 15 and over
  Major cities	46%	(41.7%–50.0%)
  Inner regional	43%	(33.6%–52.6%)
  Outer regional and remote	#40%	(27.0%–53.7%)
  All areas	45%	(41.0%–48.1%)

  Notes

  • # Should be used with caution: proportion has a Margin of Error (MoE) >10 percentage points and/or proportion ± MoE equals <0% or >100%.

  1. Restricted to primary carers aged 15 and over living in households, excluding those who do not know the range of services available or did not answer.
  2. Remoteness is classified according to Accessibility and Remoteness Index of Australia. Data source does not cover very remote areas.

  Source: ABS (Australian Bureau of Statistics) 2024. Microdata: Survey of Disability, Ageing and Carers, Australia, 2022, ABS, AIHW analysis of detailed microdata in DataLab, accessed 6 September 2024.

  # Should be used with caution: proportion has a Margin of Error (MoE) >10 percentage points and/or proportion ± MoE equals <0% or >100%.

  Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics – Survey of Disability, Ageing and Carers (SDAC) | Data source overview
  

• Disability status

  Does the proportion of carers who are satisfied with the range of services available to them vary by carer's disability status?

  The data in the graph and the table below show the proportion of primary carers (aged 15 and over) who are satisfied with the range of services available to assist in caring role, grouped by carer's disability status. In 2022, 41% of carers with disability and 47% of carers without disability were satisfied with the range of services available to assist in their caring role.

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  Disability status	% of carers satisfied with range of carer-assistance services	95% Confidence Interval
  Aged 15–64
  With disability	36%	(28.9%–42.1%)
  Without disability	47%	(40.2%–52.9%)
  All carers	43%	(37.7%–47.4%)
  Aged 65 and over
  With disability	49%	(39.3%–57.9%)
  Without disability	51%	(41.1%–60.0%)
  All carers	49%	(43.3%–55.5%)
  Aged 15 and over
  With disability	41%	(35.2%–46.2%)
  Without disability	47%	(42.6%–52.2%)
  All carers	45%	(41.0%–48.1%)

  Note Restricted to primary carers aged 15 and over living in households, excluding those who do not know the range of services available or did not answer.

  Source: ABS (Australian Bureau of Statistics) 2024. Microdata: Survey of Disability, Ageing and Carers, Australia, 2022, ABS, AIHW analysis of detailed microdata in DataLab, accessed 6 September 2024.

  Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics – Survey of Disability, Ageing and Carers (SDAC) | Data source overview