Dementia in priority groups

Australians living with dementia come from diverse backgrounds and have unique and variable needs for services and support. As the prevalence of dementia continues to increase, the rising proportion of care users with special needs and preferences have become a stronger focus of the aged care sector (Australian Government 2019). 

The following pages present statistics and information on:

For more information on the data sources and methods used to examine dementia in priority population groups, refer to the Technical notes

For the underlying data presented on these pages, refer to the First Nations people data tables and Priority populations data tables.

Key statistics