Description

This snapshot of data from the Department of Health provides key figures about aged care in the 2020–21 financial year up to 30 June 2021 and is a companion to the 2020–21 Report on the Operation of the Aged Care Act 1997. Previous releases have included: The first release (5/10/2021) provided population data and information on places, providers and services in selected programs (residential aged care, Home Care Packages, Restorative Care [Transition Care and Short-Term Restorative Care], and the flexible aged care programs). The second release (25/10/2021) provided information on Aged Care clients, residential care, transition care and home support data, in addition to the content provided in the first release.

Created at: 29 May 2025 11:59 AM

Subjects

ANZSRC Classification:

Fields of Research (FOR)  

ANZSRC Research Group:

4203 Health services and systems  

ANZSRC Research Field:

420301 Aged health care  

Sustainable Development Goals:

3 Good Health and Well Being  

PMC Area:

Aged Care  

CERI Domains:

Care Delivery  

Care Workforce  

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Access

Access: Open

Metadata Identifier: 774715

Metadata Scheme: METEOR

Data Information

Time Period: 2020-2021

Geographical Coverage: National and State

Geographical Coverage Unit Type: ASGS - Australia (AUS) | ASGS - States and Territories (S/T) | Aged CAre Planning Region | Modified Monash Model (MMM) of remoteness

Geographical Coverage Unit: -

Population: Services and/or service providers

Variables for linkage or reporting: Age, Sex, State, Indigenous status

Funding Information: Department of Health and Aged Care and the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare

Data Quality: 5

Size: 492 KB

Format: XLSX