State of ageing in South Australia

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30 November 2009'State of ageing in South Australia' is a joint project between the University of Adelaide, Flinders Uni, UniSA and the South Australian Ageing Research Round Table, an initiative of the Office for the Ageing. The project report was launched by the Minister for Ageing on 17 September 2009. The State of ageing in South Australia report provides a detailed snapshot of South Australia's older population. It provides a benchmark of the contemporary and impending situation of the South Australian older population in order to identify implications and opportunities both present and into the future that will influence policy and service directions as the population ages.

Authors: Professor Graeme Hugo, Professor Mary Luszcz, Professor Edgar Carson, Dr Julia Hinsliff, Ms Penny Edwards, Dr Christopher Barton and Mr Peter King

Publication typeReport
Publisher TypeAcademic research centre, APO Member
CoverageAustralia, South Australia
Permanent URLhttp://apo.org.au/node/19850
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