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How do overseas born Australians use aged care services?
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Topic: Aged care
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AIHW (Australian Institute of Health and Welfare) (2023) How do overseas born Australians use aged care services?, AIHW, Australian Government, accessed 4 June 2026, doi:10.25816/zf1p-xc86.
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Australia is a culturally and linguistically diverse country. Understanding how people from diverse backgrounds interact with aged care services is particularly important given older people already face more complex health needs and challenges in navigating the health system. This Infocus report describes how Australians born overseas use aged care services. New data development activities that can increase understanding of how people from diverse backgrounds access and use the Australian aged care system are also covered.
- ISBN: 978-1-923085-57-2
- DOI: 10.25816/zf1p-xc86
- Cat. no: AGE 114
- Pages: 14
Findings from this report:
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One in three people using aged care services are born overseas
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More than 2 in 3 overseas-born aged care users are from North-West Europe (38%) or Southern and Eastern Europe (31%)
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Close to 1 in 2 aged care users born in North-East Asia require a translating or interpreting service
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Improving diversity data collection methods will be vital to providing quality aged care