Table of contents

  • Preliminary material
    • Title page and verso
    • Contents
    • Foreword
    • Contributors
    • Acknowledgments
    • Abbreviations and symbols
  • Sections
    1. Demographic profile
      • Age, sex and cultural diversity
      • The changing demographic profile: 1991-2021
      • Living arrangements
      • The international context: population and expenditure
      References
    2. Social context
      • Leisure and lifestyle
      • Retirement
      • Voluntary work
      • Income sources
      • Pensions
      • Housing
      • Older people's organisations
      References
    3. Health
      • Self-rated health
      • Life expectancy and causes of death
      • Burden of disease
      • Risk factors
      • Mental health
      • Disability levels
      • Need for assistance
      • Carers
      References
    4. Special groups
      • Indigenous people
      • People from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds
      • People in rural and remote communities
      • Veterans
      References
    5. Health and welfare system
      • The Australian health and welfare system
      • Government expenditure on older people
      References
    6. Health services
      • Hospital use
      • Major diagnoses and procedures
      • General practitioner services
      • Use of pharmaceuticals
      References
    7. Aged care system
      • The Australian aged care system
      • Assessment
      • Home and Community Care (HACC) program
      • Community aged care packages
      • Residential aged care: resident profiles
      • Residential aged care: patterns of use
      • Respite care
      • Financing the Australian aged care system
      • Expenditure on aged care
  • End matter
    • References
    • Appendix tables