Who's going to care? Informal care and an ageing population

In this study Richard Percival and Simon Kelly project the future demand for and supply of informal carers of older people in Australia. The study estimates a significant increase in the numbers of older people likely to need informal care in Australia between 2001 and 2031 along with a smaller increase in the numbers likely to be carers. The study also estimates shifts in the composition of the disabled and carers populations, both being characterised by a greater concentration of the elderly