This report summarises the data collected in the census of the Community Aged Care Packages (CACP) Program conducted by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) during the period 16 September 2002 to 14 October 2002. The aim of the project, conducted for the Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing, was to gather data about CACP recipients, the assistance that they receive and providers of CACP assistance, to provide an information base for planning and policy development.