Well done carers

village_person — Sun, 22 Feb 2015 09:44:54 GMT

wilk1149 inspired me to start this topic. wilk1149 teased out the community's volunteer army and well done to those that do volunteer their time or lend support in other ways.

Australia is often depicted as a red-neck, racist, uncaring, grasping, greedy and xenophobic society without a heart. Here are some stats on carers:

2.7 million unpaid carers in Australia

More than 770,000 carers are primary carers

300,000 carers are under the age of 24

150,000 carers are under the age of 18

Over 1.5 million carers are of working age

31,600 indigenous carers are over the age of 15

620,000 carers were born outside Australia

366,700 carers were born in non-English speaking countries

520,000 carers are over 65 years of age

The estimated annual replacement value of care provided in 2012 is over A$40.9 billion

It is estimated that carers provided 1.32 billion hours of unpaid care in 2010 with productivity loss estimated at A$6.5 billion

On average carers spend approx 40 hours per week providing care. It is estimated that carers of someone with a mental illness spend on average 104 hours per week in the caring role.

Source: ABS (2012) Survey of Disability, Ageing and Carers

ABS (2008) Summary of Findings: ABS Census of Population and Housing, Health and Welfare of Australia’s Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People

ABS (2003) Migrants, Disability, Ageing and Carers

ABS (2009) Survey of Disability, Ageing and Carers

Access Economics (2010) The Economic Value of Informal Care in 2010days

Not a bad effort for an uncaring society. I am sometimes stopped at Central Station (Chalmer Street entrance) by back packers raising funds for some o'seas cause. I remind them that we have enough causes in Australia to worry about.

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