2006-2007 Annual Report - Disability Services Commission

3.1 Customer Profile and Trends
Age of informal carer
2006-2007
7,000
6,000
# Informal carers
5,000
4,000
3,000
2,000
1,000
0
70 Not stated
Informal carers 15 203 6,545 3,757 720 185 448
Age group
GENDER OF INFORMAL CARERS
During 2006–2007, of the 11,873 informal carers providing care to service users,
10,520 (89 per cent) were female and 1,236 (10 per cent) were male. No gender
was specified for 117 carers.
RELATIONSHIP OF INFORMAL CARERS TO SERVICE USERS
The profile of the relationship of the main informal carer to the service user suggests
that:
79 per cent of care is provided by mothers;
five per cent of care is provided by fathers;
six per cent of care is provided by partners; and
eight per cent of care is provided by other relatives or friends and neighbours.
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