Older people
Alternative labels
Elderly
Older Australians
Older people with disabilities
Elderly with disabilities
Aged people
Strategy
Better later life: action plan 2021 to 2024
This document is the New Zealand Government’s strategy for making the future better for older New Zealanders. It summarises the actions that central government agencies will deliver to support Better Later Life in the period 2021 to 2024.
Report
What's age got to do with it?
This report identifies stereotypes, attitudes and beliefs about age that prevail in Australia, and captures some of the ways in which people in Australia understand and experience their impacts.
Journal article
Ethnic differences in barriers and enablers to physical activity among older adults
Despite its well-known health benefits, most older adults do not commit to undertaking sufficient physical activity (PA). In this study we aimed to examine the perceived benefits of and barriers and enablers to PA from the perspectives of older Caucasian and Chinese adults living in Australia. Individual and group interviews with 17 Caucasian (mean age...
Report
Reducing perceived risk and promoting digital inclusion for older Australians
This report describes the outcomes of stage one of the project, 'Explore and Quantify.' This includes an analysis of 22 exploratory interviews, resulting in 22 video vignettes of older adults’ information and communication technology risk perceptions (March 2021), and findings from a survey of approximately 400 members from the University of the Third Age (U3A).
Report
Elder abuse statistics in Queensland: year in review 2020–21
The 2021 report contains a range of descriptive statistics and analyses of Helpline data collected during the 2020–21 financial year.