In 2020, there were 1.6 million informal female carers in Australia, 649,000 of which identified as primary caregivers. Significantly fewer men identified as primary carers while similar numbers of men and women identified as non-primary carers.
Number of informal carers in Australia in 2020, by gender and type
(in 1,000s)
Non-primary caring includes people younger than 15 years old which is not the
case for primary caring.
Informal care is defined by the source as the unpaid care provided to older (65 years and over), dependent or disabled persons by a person with whom they have a social relationship, such as a spouse, parent, child, other relative, neighbor, friend or other non-kin connection.
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Deloitte. (August 31, 2020). Number of informal carers in Australia in 2020, by gender and type (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 07, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1178782/australia-number-of-informal-carers-by-gender/
Deloitte. "Number of informal carers in Australia in 2020, by gender and type (in 1,000s)." Chart. August 31, 2020. Statista. Accessed December 07, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1178782/australia-number-of-informal-carers-by-gender/
Deloitte. (2020). Number of informal carers in Australia in 2020, by gender and type (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 07, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1178782/australia-number-of-informal-carers-by-gender/
Deloitte. "Number of Informal Carers in Australia in 2020, by Gender and Type (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 31 Aug 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1178782/australia-number-of-informal-carers-by-gender/
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Number of informal carers in Australia in 2020, by gender and type (in 1,000s) [Graph], Deloitte, August 31, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1178782/australia-number-of-informal-carers-by-gender/