Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander carers provide unpaid care and support to family members and friends who have a disability, mental illness, chronic condition, terminal illness, or who are frail aged.
12.4% of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population are carers, compared to 10.5% of the non-Indigenous Australian population.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander carers living in regional, rural, and remote areas often experience:
language and cultural barriers
geographic barriers in accessing health and welfare services
barriers to health literacy
The environmental, social, and economic impacts of living in these areas can often affect caring.
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