Research & Statistics

• Research
• Demographics
• Service Usage
   

Research

Ageing and Aged Care

• People from Ethnic Backgrounds in Commonwealth Funded Residential Care - Victoria (PDF 5.5mb)
  Australian-Polish Community Services
   
• Older Australians at a Glance
  Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
   
• Cultural Diversity, Ageing and HACC: Trends in Victoria in the Next 15 Years (PDF 986kb)
  Victorian Government Department of Human Services
   
• Ageing & Cultural Diversity in Queensland: Working Together to Make a Difference (PDF 455kb)
  Australasian Centre on Ageing
   
• Fall-Related Hospitalisations Among Older People: Sociocultural and Regional Aspects (PDF 541kb)
  Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
   

Carers

• Issues Faced by Carers of People with a Mental Illness from Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Backgrounds: Carers’ and Practitioners’ Perceptions
  Rosanna Rooney, Bernadette Wright and Krissa O'Neil
  
  
• Diverse Strategies for Diverse Carers: The Cultural Context of Family Carers in NSW
  Department of Ageing, Disability and Home Care
   

Dementia & Language

• Dementia prevalence and incidence among Australians who do not speak English at home
  Alzheimer's Australia
   
• Speaking their Language Aids Dementia Patients
  Aged Mental Health Research Unit, Monash University
   

 Health Services

• Consumer Participation and Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Communities: A Discussion Paper
  Health Issues Centre
  
  
• Cultural Competency in Health: A Guide for Policy, Partnerships and Participation
  National Health and Medical Research Council
  
  
• Depression in Multicultural Australia: Policies, Research and Services
  Harry Minas, Steven Klimidis and Renata Kokanovic
  
  
• Demystifying Mental Health in Ethnic Communities: Multicultural Mental Health Project Evaluation
  Australian-Polish Community Services
   

Occupational Therapy

• Cultural diversity and mental health: The relationship between leisure experiences and wellbeing in an ageing Italian community in Australia
  Robert B. Pereira & Karen Stagnitti
   

Refugee Seniors

• Caring for Older Refugees in NSW: A Discussion Paper
  NSW Refugee Health Service
   
• A Profile of Victorian Seniors from Refugee Backgrounds
  Refugee Health Research Centre, La Trobe University 
   
• It is Part of Your Life Until You Die: Older Refugees in Australia
  Australasian Journal on Ageing, Volume 23 Issue 3
  
  

Staff Training & Recruitment

• Effectiveness of Cross-Cultural Training in the Australian Context
  Department of Immigration & Citizenship
   
• MAV HACC Workforce Bilingual Audit (PDF 297kb)
  Municpial Association of Victoria
   
• Engaging the Untapped Workforce: Training solutions for the community Services and health industry (PDF 1.79mb)
  Australian Government Department of Education, Science and Training

Demographics

National

• Diversity Among Older Australians in Capital Cities 1996-2011
  Australian Institute of Health & Welfare
  
  
• Projections of Older Immigrants: People from Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Backgrounds, 1996-2026, Australia
  Australian Institute of Health & Welfare
   

New South Wales

• The People of New South Wales
  Community Relations Commission
   
• CALD Demographics in NSW
  NSW Transcultural Aged Care Services (TACS)
  
  

Northern Territory

• Where to After Retirement? A Survey of Senior Territorians on their Post Retirement Intentions
  Council on the Ageing Northern Territory
   

Queensland

• Diversity Statistics
  Queensland Health
  
  
• Queensland Multicultural Communities
  Queensland Health
  
  

South Australia 

• South Australia's Diversity
  Multicultural SA
  
  

Victoria

• Population Diversity in Local Councils: 2006 Census
  Victorian Multicultural Commission
   
• Community Profiles: 2006 Census
  Victorian Multicultural Commission
  
  
• Community Fact Sheets: 2006 Census
  Victorian Multicultural Commission
  
  
• Cultural Diversity, Ageing and HACC: Trends in Victoria in the Next 15 Years (PDF 986kb)
  Victorian Government Department of Human Services
   
• Victoria's Population Diversity
  Victorian Multicultural Commission
  
  

Western Australia

• The People of Western Australia
  Office of Multicultural Interests
  

Service Usage
 

• People from Ethnic Backgrounds in Commonwealth Funded Residential Care - Victoria (PDF 5.5mb)
  Australian-Polish Community Services
   
• Residential Aged Care in Australia 2007-08: A Statistical Overview
  Australian Institute of Health & Welfare
  
  
• Aged Care Packages in the Community 2007-08: A Statistical Overview
  Australian Institute of Health & Welfare
  
  
• Cultural Diversity, Ageing and HACC: Trends in Victoria in the Next 15 Years (PDF 986kb)
  Victorian Government Department of Human Services

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