Residential aged care in Australia 2008–09: a statistical overview
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Topic: Aged care
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AIHW (Australian Institute of Health and Welfare) (2010) Residential aged care in Australia 2008–09: a statistical overview, AIHW, Australian Government, accessed 24 June 2026.
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'Residential aged care in Australia 2008-09: a statistical overview' provides comprehensive statistical information on residential aged care facilities and services, their residents, admissions and separations, and residents' dependency levels. At 30 June 2009, there were over 178,000 residential aged care places, an increase of 1.6% compared with 30 June 2008. Almost 82,000 permanent residents (59%) had a recorded diagnosis of dementia at 30 June 2009. Other recorded health conditions affecting residents included circulatory diseases (42,000 residents) and diseases of the musculoskeletal and connective tissue (26,800 residents).
- ISSN: 1329-5705
- ISBN: 978-1-74249-086-1
- Cat. no: AGE 62
- Pages: 208
Findings from this report:
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Over 178,000 places were operational in residential aged care at 30 June 2009
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Nearly 162,300 people were using residential aged care services at 30 June 2009
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Almost 82,000 permanent residents (59%) had a recorded diagnosis of dementia at 30 June 2009
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Indigenous people aged under 65 used residential care at twice the rate of non-Indigenous people of the same age