Younger people in residential aged care: Supplementary tables

This data series contains data tables for the latest quarter, historical data tables and technical notes to accompany the Younger people in residential aged care topic and dashboard on the GEN website. A summary fact sheet is also available.

History of changes

• Where possible, people who are eligible for aged care at a younger age have been excluded from the number of younger people in residential aged care (YPIRAC counts) from the June 2024 release onwards. Specifically, First Nations people aged 50–64 eligible for aged care are excluded from YPIRAC counts for targets 1 and 3 and are reported separately in the data tables. To view counts of YPIRAC before this differentiation was made, a historical version of the data, with data to September 2023, is available for download below. Please note:
  • Target 2 reporting remains unchanged. Target 2 measures the number of younger people aged under 45 living in residential aged care. As such, YPIRAC counts for target 2 (and Table 2 in the data tables) are unchanged as First Nations people aged 50–64 are above the age of 45.
  • Data in the historical version is static.
  • Due to the live nature of the data source, differences between the current data and historical version will be observed.
  • Data on younger people in residential aged care who are homeless or at risk of becoming homeless is limited. At present, the dashboard data source does not contain data on homelessness, meaning the YPIRAC counts include this cohort and they are not separately reported. An indication of this cohort has been included in the fact sheet using other data provided by the Department of Health and Aged Care.