Services to South Australia's ageing population

Speech given to the South Australian Government Superannuated Employees' Association, Adelaide, 7th April, 1986 by Adam Graycar, Commissioner for the Ageing. This speech is made available under the CC-BY-NC-ND 4.0 license: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/As we look to the future, over the next 25 years S.A.'s population will increase by 27%; the population aged 65 and over by 67%; the population aged 75 and over by 118% and the over 85's by 225%. When translated into goods and services and social facilities and supports, this warrants careful policy attention