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Table 13A.63
Table 13A.63
(a)
(b)
CACP and EACH recipients at 30 June 2008: age-sex specific
usage rates per 1000 people by remoteness (a), (b)
Inner
regional
Outer
regional Remote Very remote All regions
Major cities
Persons
under 65 – – – – – –
65–69 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.1 – 0.5
70–74 1.0 1.0 0.9 0.5 – 1.0
75–79 1.8 1.7 1.5 0.2 0.5 1.7
80–84 2.9 2.8 2.6 1.6 0.9 2.8
85+ 5.4 5.2 5.8 3.1 – 5.3
Geographical data are based on the ABS Australian Standard Geographic Classification of
Remoteness Areas 2001. Data are classified according to an index of remoteness which rates each
ABS Census District based on the number and size of towns, the distance to major towns and urban
centres. For more information refer to the Australian Standard Geographic Classification (ABS
Publication 1216.0). See notes to table 13A.2.
Population data for June 2008 are preliminary population projections by SLA for 2006–2026 based on
2006 Census prepared by ABS according to assumptions agreed to by DoHA (see Table 13A.2).
(c) CACP figures exclude packages funded by Multi-purpose services and those provided by flexible
funding under the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Aged Care Strategy.
(d) EACH packages include EACH dementia packages.
– Nil or rounded to zero.
Source : DoHA (unpublished).
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