This report provides a comprehensive picture of gynaecological cancer in Australia including how rates differ by geographical area, socioeconomic status, Indigenous status and country of birth. This report provides for the first time a comprehensive summary of national statistics about gynaecological cancer in Australia. It is aimed at a wide audience, including health professionals, policy...

This report presents results of the Specialist homelessness services collection for the March quarter 2012. Nationally, 102,356 clients who were homeless or at risk of homelessness accessed specialist homelessness services in this quarter. Clients In this quarter, an estimated 102,356 clients were assisted by specialist homelessness agencies―59% were female and 41% male. Aboriginal and Torres...

Australian governments spent $6.2 billion on a range of services under the National Disability Agreement (NDA). Intellectual (30%), psychiatric (20%) and physical (17%) disabilities were the most common primary disabilities of service users. Most people needed some assistance in the activities of daily living (52%); independent living (60%); and work, education and community living (57%)...

This report presents the latest national survival and prevalence statistics for cancers in Australia from 1982 to 2010. Five-year survival for all cancers combined increased from 47% in 1982-1987 to 66% in 2006-2010. The largest survival gains over this time were for prostate cancer, kidney cancer and non-Hodgkin lymphoma. In 2006-2010, cancers with the highest...

This paper describes the key characteristics of services and recipients of aged care packages and also looks at the distribution of services relative to the needs of the population. Together with its companion report Residential aged care in Australia 2010-11: a statistical overview, this report provides an overview of Australian Government‑funded aged care. More high-care...