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Table 13A.33
Table 13A.33 HACC client characteristics, 2007-08 (a), (b)
Unit NSW Vic Qld WA SA Tas ACT NT Aust
HACC clients by age
Aged under 50 years % 9.6 13.2 10.6 9.6 11.9 10.1 16.6 23.2 11.3
50 years and over % 90.4 86.8 89.4 90.4 88.1 89.9 83.4 76.8 88.7
70 years and over % 72.5 65.5 69.9 71.8 68.2 68.2 63.5 40.5 68.9
HACC clients by gender
Male % 35.4 36.0 37.5 33.5 36.9 34.7 32.4 42.4 36.0
Female % 64.6 64.0 62.5 66.5 63.1 65.3 67.6 57.6 64.0
Indigenous clients as a proportion of all clients (c)
Indigenous males % 1.2 0.4 1.1 1.3 0.9 0.8 0.4 19.4 1.0
Indigenous females % 2.3 0.6 1.6 2.2 1.3 1.2 0.6 28.9 1.6
Total Indigenous % 3.5 0.9 2.8 3.5 2.3 1.9 1.0 48.4 2.6
Main language spoken at home
English % 89.1 87.1 96.0 90.3 88.5 96.8 90.0 54.6 89.9
Other than English % 10.9 12.9 4.0 9.7 11.5 3.2 10.0 45.4 10.1
Carer status
Does not have a carer % 71.4 63.4 61.6 69.8 73.2 71.7 68.8 53.1 67.1
Has a carer % 28.6 36.6 38.4 30.2 26.8 28.3 31.2 46.9 32.9
Total HACC clients No. 223 978 258 204 157 403 64 905 88 592 24 412 10 317 3 661 831 472
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(b)
(c)
Reports provisional data that have not been validated and may be subject to revision.
'Nil' and 'Not Stated' responses from the HACC Minimum Data Set Collection are not included in calculations.
Includes only people who self identify as Indigenous.
Source : DoHA (unpublished), HACC Minimum Data Set Collection 2007-08.
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