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AL L PE R S O N S , LI V I N G IN HO U S E H O L D S , Car e r sta t u s by Ag e
Less than 18 years
18–24 years
25–34 years
35–44 years
45–54 years
55–64 years
65–74 years
75 years and over
Total
MALES (%) Carer Primary carer (a) Not a primary carer Total carers Not a carer
**0.1 3.5 3.6
*0.3 8.8 9.1
*0.6 8.8 9.5
1.2 12.1 13.3
2.4 13.9 16.3
2.5 17.0 19.4
3.6 18.5 22.1
5.7 18.5 24.3
1.4 10.6 12.0
96.4
90.9
90.5
86.7
83.7
80.6
77.9
75.7
88.0
1 346.4
1 006.0
632.0
432.6
9 806.0
MAL ES ('00 0 ) Total
2 432.6
998.2
1 483.4
1 474.7
FEMA L E S (%) Carer Primary carer (a) Not a primary carer Total carers Not a carer
**0.1 3.5 3.6
1.3 7.7 9.0
2.4 9.7 12.1
4.4 15.1 19.5
6.2 16.2 22.4
7.6 16.5 24.1
5.7 13.5 19.2
4.5 8.9 13.3
3.4 10.6 14.1
96.4
91.0
87.9
80.5
77.6
75.9
80.8
86.7
85.9
1 346.0
983.1
674.2
596.3
9 822.6
FEMAL E S ('00 0 ) Total
2 307.3
968.8
1 468.3
1 478.5
PER S O N S (%) Carer Primary carer (a) Not a primary carer Total carers
*0.1 3.5 3.6
0.8 8.2 9.0
1.5 9.3 10.7
2.8 13.6 16.4
4.3 15.1 19.3
5.0 16.7 21.8
4.7 15.9 20.6
5.0 12.9 17.9
2.4 10.6 13.0
Not a carer
96.4
91.0
89.3
83.6
80.7
78.2
79.4
82.1
87.0
2 692.5
1 989.1
1 306.2
1 028.9
19 628.6
PER S O N S ('000 ) Total
* **
4 739.9
1 967.0
2 951.8
2 953.2
estimate has a relative standard error of 25% to 50% and should be used with caution estimate has a relative standard error greater than 50% and is considered too unreliable for general use
(a)
Primary carers only include persons aged 15 years and over for whom a personal interview was conducted. Persons aged 15 to 17 were only interviewed personally if parental permission was granted.
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