Carer satisfaction with support

Population groups

• Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander status

  Does the proportion of carers who are satisfied with the range of services available to them vary for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander 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 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander status. In 2018, 49% of Indigenous carers were satisfied with the range of services available to assist in their caring role, as did 50% of non-Indigenous carers (please note that the proportion of the Indigenous group has a high margin of error and should be used with caution).

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  Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander status	% of carers satisfied with range of carer-assistance services	95% Confidence Interval
  Aged 15–64
  Indigenous	*51%	(25.2%-77.2%)
  Non-Indigenous	46%	(42.0%-49.6%)
  All carers	46%	(42.1%-49.2%)
  Aged 65 and over
  Indigenous	n.p.	n.p.
  Non-Indigenous	63%	(55.2%-70.6%)
  All carers	64%	(56.9%-70.6%)
  Aged 15 and over
  Indigenous	*49%	(29.5%-68.5%)
  Non-Indigenous	50%	(46.7%-53.2%)
  All carers	50%	(46.8%-53.1%)

  Notes:

  • * Should be used with caution: proportion has a Margin of Error (MoE) >10 percentage points or proportion ± MoE is <0% or >100%.
  • n.p. (not published) Category has 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) 2019. Microdata: Survey of Disability, Ageing and Carers, Australia, 2018, ABS cat. no. 4430.0.30.002, ABS, AIHW analysis of detailed microdata in DataLab, accessed 29 September 2022.

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

• Sex and gender

  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 2018, 55% of male carers were satisfied with the range of services available to assist in their caring role, as did 48% of female carers.

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  Sex	% of carers satisfied with range of carer-assistance services	95% Confidence Interval
  Aged 15–64
  Males	50%	(42.7%-57.9%)
  Females	44%	(40.4%-48.3%)
  All carers	46%	(42.1%-49.2%)
  Aged 65 and over
  Males	*65%	(54.3%-75.0%)
  Females	63%	(54.0%-72.5%)
  All carers	64%	(56.9%-70.6%)
  Aged 15 and over
  Males	55%	(48.9%-61.6%)
  Females	48%	(44.4%-52.0%)
  All carers	50%	(46.8%-53.1%)

  Notes:

  • * Should be used with caution: proportion has a Margin of Error (MoE) >10 percentage points or proportion ± MoE is <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.

  Source: ABS (Australian Bureau of Statistics) 2019. Microdata: Survey of Disability, Ageing and Carers, Australia, 2018, ABS cat. no. 4430.0.30.002, ABS, AIHW analysis of detailed microdata in DataLab, accessed 20 May 2022.

  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 2018, 64% of carers aged 65 and over were satisfied with the range of services available to assist in their caring role, compared with 43% 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	43%	(36.5%-49.3%)
  45–64	47%	(42.1%-52.2%)
  65 and over	64%	(56.9%-70.6%)
  All ages	50%	(46.8%-53.1%)

  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) 2019. Microdata: Survey of Disability, Ageing and Carers, Australia, 2018, ABS cat. no. 4430.0.30.002, ABS, AIHW analysis of detailed microdata in DataLab, accessed 20 May 2022.

  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 2018, 57% of carers from CALD backgrounds were satisfied with the range of services available to assist in their caring role, as did 49% 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	59%	(49.7%-68.8%)
  CALD – low English proficiency	n.p.	n.p.
  CALD – high English proficiency	*60%	(48.2%-72.1%)
  Non-CALD	43%	(39.4%-46.7%)
  All carers	46%	(42.1%-49.2%)
  Aged 65 and over
  CALD	*48%	(28.2%-67.6%)
  CALD – low English proficiency	n.p.	n.p.
  CALD – high English proficiency	*47%	(24.5%-69.8%)
  Non-CALD	66%	(59.2%-73.1%)
  All carers	64%	(56.9%-70.6%)
  Aged 15 and over
  CALD	57%	(48.5%-65.3%)
  CALD – low English proficiency	*54%	(34.4%-73.8%)
  CALD – high English proficiency	57%	(47.5%-66.9%)
  Non-CALD	49%	(45.5%-51.9%)
  All carers	50%	(46.8%-53.1%)

  Notes:

  • * Should be used with caution: proportion has a Margin of Error (MoE) >10 percentage points or proportion ± MoE is <0% or >100%.
  • n.p. (not published) Category has 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'.
  4. Data have been randomly adjusted to avoid identifying individual people.

  Source: ABS (Australian Bureau of Statistics) 2019. Microdata: Survey of Disability, Ageing and Carers, Australia, 2018, ABS cat. no. 4430.0.30.002, ABS, AIHW analysis of detailed microdata in DataLab, accessed 29 September 2022.

  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 2018, 53% of carers living in major cities and 43% in outer regional and remote 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	50%	(45.7%-53.5%)
  Inner regional	39%	(30.5%-47.7%)
  Outer regional and remote	*32%	(21.8%-42.5%)
  All areas	46%	(42.1%-49.2%)
  Aged 65 and over
  Major cities	66%	(57.5%-74.5%)
  Inner regional	*56%	(44.1%-68.6%)
  Outer regional and remote	*68%	(51.9%-84.7%)
  All areas	64%	(56.9%-70.6%)
  Aged 15 and over
  Major cities	53%	(49.8%-56.5%)
  Inner regional	44%	(36.8%-51.0%)
  Outer regional and remote	43%	(34.3%-50.9%)
  All areas	50%	(46.8%-53.1%)

  Notes:

  • * Should be used with caution: proportion has a Margin of Error (MoE) >10 percentage points or proportion ± MoE is <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) 2019. Microdata: Survey of Disability, Ageing and Carers, Australia, 2018, ABS cat. no. 4430.0.30.002, ABS, AIHW analysis of detailed microdata in DataLab, accessed 29 September 2022.

  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 2018, 49% of carers with disability and 50% 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	44%	(37.1%-50.1%)
  Without disability	47%	(42.1%-51.0%)
  All carers	46%	(42.1%-49.2%)
  Aged 65 and over
  With disability	61%	(52.1%-70.1%)
  Without disability	66%	(56.7%-76.1%)
  All carers	64%	(56.9%-70.6%)
  Aged 15 and over
  With disability	49%	(44.3%-54.5%)
  Without disability	50%	(46.5%-53.9%)
  All carers	50%	(46.8%-53.1%)

  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) 2019. Microdata: Survey of Disability, Ageing and Carers, Australia, 2018, ABS cat. no. 4430.0.30.002, ABS, AIHW analysis of detailed microdata in DataLab, accessed 29 September 2022.

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