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Table 13A.35
Table 13A.35 Comparative characteristics of Indigenous HACC clients, 2007-08 (a), (b), (c), (d), (e)
Unit NSW Vic (f) Qld WA (g) SA Tas ACT NT Aust
Indigenous persons as a proportion of the Australian population
Total % 2.3 0.7 3.6 3.4 1.8 3.8 1.3 30.6 2.5
Aged 50+ years % 0.9 0.3 1.3 1.3 0.6 1.3 0.4 16.3 0.9
Aged 70+ years % 0.5 0.2 0.7 0.7 0.3 0.7 0.1 19.2 0.5
Indigenous persons as a proportion of HACC clients
Total % 3.5 0.9 2.8 3.5 2.3 1.9 1.0 48.4 2.6
Aged 50+ years % 2.7 0.6 2.3 3.0 1.7 1.6 0.7 46.4 2.0
Aged 70+ years % 1.4 0.3 1.4 1.4 0.8 1.2 0.3 30.4 1.1
Characteristics of Indigenous HACC clients aged 50 years and over
Female % 67.5 66.0 64.0 63.8 61.8 65.0 67.3 63.0 65.2
Speaks English at home % 97.2 98.7 87.8 65.6 82.5 99.6 97.8 18.4 82.6
Receives a pension % 96.9 95.6 98.0 99.3 96.4 96.6 91.9 99.2 97.5
Lives alone % 34.1 35.0 28.4 19.5 27.4 42.8 31.1 7.3 27.9
Has a carer % 17.5 30.5 35.5 34.6 27.5 33.9 29.5 34.9 27.4
Receives four or more service types % 18.0 21.1 45.1 55.0 43.1 23.5 40.0 61.3 34.8
Monthly hours of service per client hrs 5.7 7.0 8.3 7.6 5.1 3.3 9.3 9.8 6.9
Characteristics of non-Indigenous HACC clients aged 50 years and over
Female % 65.8 65.9 64.8 68.6 65.8 66.5 69.3 56.8 65.9
Speaks English at home % 88.8 85.6 95.8 90.5 87.5 96.4 90.0 86.9 89.4
Receives a pension % 94.5 92.6 92.1 92.4 93.3 95.1 86.2 94.3 93.1
Lives alone % 46.7 45.2 44.4 52.9 48.1 50.7 50.7 53.5 46.7
Has a carer % 26.3 35.2 36.5 27.4 23.4 25.3 27.6 48.0 30.7
Receives four or more services % 17.7 13.0 24.4 34.7 28.2 23.2 15.8 22.0 20.1
Monthly hours of service per client hrs 3.6 3.9 4.0 5.3 2.8 3.0 3.4 3.8 3.8
(a)
'Nil' and 'Not Stated' responses from the HACC Minimum Data Set Collection are not included in calculations.
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