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“At 30 June 2024 (or during the 2023–24 financial year for home support):

• “around 2 in 3 people using aged care were women
• “almost 3 in 5 (59%) people using permanent residential care were aged 85 and over, compared with 29% of people using home support and 41% of people using home care
• “almost 2 in 3 (64%) women living in permanent residential care were aged 85 years and over, compared with 49% of men; the age profiles of people using home support and home care were similar between the sexes
• “there were more men than women in residential care in younger age groups (54% of people aged under 65 in permanent residential care were men), despite more women using aged care services overall.”

Source: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (2025) GEN fact sheet 2023–24: People using aged care, AIHW, Australian Government.

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