PLIDA is a secure data asset combining information on health, education, government payments, income and taxation, employment, and population demographics (including the Census) over time. The Australian Statistician announced the rename of the Multi-Agency Data Integration Project (MADIP) to the Person Level Integrated Data Asset (PLIDA) in 2023. Combines census and certain government datasets including datasets from ATO, Medicare, PBS, DSS/Centrelink, and Education.
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The first data were collected for 2000-01; this was considered a pilot year. The data from 2001-02 onwards contain information about alcohol and other drug treatment services; the clients who use these services; the types of drug problems for which treatment is sought and the types of treatment provided. Publications, Summary Tables, Statistics, Data cubes
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The Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) receives and aggregates data from over 1,800 specialist homelessness services agencies (SHS) across Australia on a monthly basis.
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The Dementia Awareness Survey is the largest nationally representative community survey of its kind in Australia. It collects information on how much people know about dementia and their attitudes towards dementia and people living with dementia. The survey results will help inform priorities and areas for dementia awareness initiatives and prevention activities that can reduce the risk or delay the development of dementia.
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Dataset that provides regular demographic breakdowns of welfare payment recipients, including age, sex, Indigenous status, payment type, earnings, medical conditions, and geographic location It's released quarterly; and Limited to carers who receive care- related Centrelink payments, no identification by care activity, no information about caring role.
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Participants are randomly sampled from social housing programs e.g. Public Housing (PH), State Owned and Managed Indigenous Housing (SOMIH), Community Housing (CH) and Indigenous Community Housing (ICH). Data availability: Publications, Summary Tables, Statistics
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Key findings on how people use their time in Australia. The Time Use Survey (TUS), conducted from November 2020 through to July 2021, measured the daily activities of people aged 15 years and over in Australia to provide insights into how people spent their time. Care defined as physical care only
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The National Social Housing Survey (NSHS) is a survey of social housing tenants which complements administrative data collected by social housing providers and includes information on tenants and their social housing experiences.
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The Hospital Dementia Services (HDS) survey obtained information about the availability of aged care and dementia services in New South Wales public hospitals for the period 1 July 2006 to 30 June 2007.
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The Model of Care Data Set (MoC DS) is a national collection of data about the maternity models of care available at each maternity service.
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General information on the Australian population, including whether someone provided care, and how many hours of care they provided.
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