Review of Carer Payment (child) - Statistical Compendium 

Contents

1. Introduction

1. Children with disabilities
• 1.1 States and territories
• 1.2 Age and sex
• 1.3 Most prevalent disabling conditions
• 1.4 Type of assistance received
2. Carers of children with disability
• 2.1 Number of carers
• 2.2 Age and sex
• 2.3 States and territories
• 2.4 Relationship to care recipient
• 2.5 Assistance with core activities
• 2.6 Hours of care
• 2.7 Need for support
• 2.8 Effect of caring role on relationships
• 2.9 Labour force participation
• 2.10 Income
• 2.11 Work preferences and barriers to labour force participation
3. Carer Payment recipients
• 3.1 Number of recipients
• 3.2 Age and sex
• 3.3 States, territories and regional distribution
• 3.4 Marital status
• 3.5 Indigenous recipients
• 3.6 Multiple care
• 3.7 Country of birth of recipients
• 3.8 Total duration on payment
• 3.9 Homeownership of recipients
• 3.10 Claims, grants and rejections
• 3.11 Rate of payment
• 3.12 Care receivers of CP recipients
• 3.13 Care receivers of CP recipients across states and territories
• 3.14 Medical conditions of children receiving care from CP recipients
• 3.15 Treating health professional for children receiving care from CP recipients
• 3.16 Profound disability categories of children receiving care from CP recipients
4. Carer Allowance recipients
• 4.1 Number of recipients
• 4.2 Age and sex
• 4.3 States, territories and regional distribution
• 4.4 Marital status
• 4.5 Indigenous recipients
• 4.6 Multiple care
• 4.7 Shared care
• 4.8 Country of birth of recipients
• 4.9 Total duration on allowance
• 4.10 Homeownership of recipients
• 4.11 Claims, grants and rejections
• 4.12 Care receivers of CA recipients
• 4.13 Care receivers of CA recipients across states and territories
• 4.14 Medical conditions of children receiving care from CA recipients
5. Data limitations and caveats
6. References

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