This report details the demographic profile of older Australians and their health and wellbeing across key domains.
Statistics are updated regularly on the AIHW website.
Key findings include:
In 2018, an estimated 647,000 older people (aged 65 and over) were carers
More than 1 in 3 (35%) of older people who were carers were primary carers, and 6 in 10 primary carers were women (61%)
Of these older women primary carers, 7 in 10 (71%) provided care to their partner, 13% provided care to their child and 11% provided care to their parent.
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