2021-12-13 GC Agenda - Item 8 -Attachment 1 - Housing Needs Assessment

Figure 29 People living in permanent residential aged care, by age and sex, 30 June 2020




Source: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (2021) People using aged care.
Nationally, in the 10 years between 30 June 2010 and 30 June 2020, the number of people using
home care has tripled (from 47,684 people to 142,436 people, an increase of 199%). The number of
people using permanent residential aged care increased by 13% (from 162,578 people to 183,989
people). The increase in people using permanent residential aged care since 2010 was
proportionately higher among older people (17% increase in people aged 85 years or older; 7%
increase in people aged under 85 years). The differences between the various age groups was
interesting, for example the number of people aged between 80-89 living in residential care actually
fell in that period, whereas numbers in age groups over 90 increased and numbers in those between
70 and 79 increased.
Since 2010–11 the number of annual admissions to permanent residential care has increased by
less than 1%.
Figure 30 People using permanent residential care by age and sex, 30 June 2010 - 2020




Source: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare 2021 People using aged care.
Figure 31 below shows the sharp proportional increase in people using home care since the Briggs
& Mortar report was prepared in 2016-2017.




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