The facts of Australia’s ageing population are stark: around 13.5% are currently aged 65 and over, but by 2050 this age group will make up almost 23% of the population. There will be just 2.7 people of working age (15-64) compared to five now, for each Australian aged 65 years and over. Taxation, social spending...

At 30 June 2011, there were nearly 185,500 residential aged care places, an increase of more than 2,600 places compared with 30 June 2010. This report on residential aged care presents statistics from July 2010 to June 2011. Together with its companion report, Aged care packages in the community 2010-11: a statistical overview, it provides...

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...

One in four Australians will be over the age of 65 by 2050 and we need to prepare for the social and economic effects of such a population shift. Encouraging people to delay retirement and to work longer is one way to reduce the strain on the public purse but it requires employers to change...

This report from the Australian Human Rights Commission looks into the negative and positive outcomes of a increasingly mature age work force. Successive editions of Treasury’s Intergenerational Reports (IGRs) have noted that Australia’s intergenerational compact was at risk in coming decades on two fronts: From a quantity challenge: Australia’s ageing population means there will be...