The Dementia in Australia Online Report and Downloadable Data Tables provides a comprehensive picture of dementia in Australia, including the latest statistics on dementia prevalence, burden of disease, deaths, expenditure, as well as the use of health and aged care services among people with dementia and information on carers of people with dementia. Its key findings are based on AIHW’s re‑analysis of ABS Survey of Disability, Ageing and Carers (SDAC) microdata, supplemented by additional health and aged‑care datasets.
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WGEA is a Commonwealth government agency established by the Workplace Gender Equality Act 2012. The Agency's purpose under the Act is to: promote and improve gender equality (including equal remuneration between women and men) in employment and in the workplace support employers to remove barriers to the full and equal participation of women in the workforce promote, amongst employers, the elimination of discrimination on the basis of gender in relation to employment matters (including in relation to family and caring responsibilities) foster workplace consultation between employers and employees on issues concerning gender equality in employment and in the workplace improve the productivity and competitiveness of Australian business through the advancement of gender equality in employment and in the workplace. The Act requires private and Commonwealth public sector employers with 100 or more employees to report annually against six gender equality indicators. Employers with 500 or more employees must also have a policy for each of the 6 gender equality indicators. Those with 500 or more direct employees also need to select and achieve or improve against gender equality targets. WGEA works work with employers to help them comply with the reporting requirements under the Act. Read more about our legislation on the WGEA legislation page. We are committed to promoting and contributing to understanding, acceptance and public debate of gender equality issues in the workplace. WGEA employees regularly speak at events on workplace gender issues and work with business, academics, equal opportunity networks and women’s groups on like-minded projects.
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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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The Survey of Disability, Ageing and Carers (SDAC) is a national survey conducted by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) to collect comprehensive data on people living with disability, older Australians (aged 65 and over), and those who provide unpaid care. The 2022 survey aimed to inform policy and service planning by capturing information on health, support needs, social participation, and living arrangements. It included both household and cared-accommodation populations and introduced an online self-completion option for the first time, enhancing accessibility and coverage.
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The 45 and Up Study is a large Australian cohort study that began recruiting in 2005 and is described on a webpage created as part of the Sax Institute’s 2022 site update. Over 15 years of longitudinal data from surveys covering broad health and social topics alongside linked datasets from medicare, PBS, hospital, and cancer registry.
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Contact Person: 45andUp@saxinstitute.org.au
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 Report on Government Services (RoGS) provides information on the equity, effectiveness and efficiency of government services in Australia
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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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