More Related Content More from Mark McCrindle (20) The aged-care-puzzle mc-crindle_infographic1. GROWINGDEMAND
DECLININGSUPPLY
T H E A G E D C A R E P U Z Z L E
30.5
37.3 38.0 40.0
1984
TODAY
2024
2044
AGEING WORKERS
MASS RETIREMENT
MASS RECRUITMENT
DECLINING WORKFORCE RATIO
75.8
82.1
84.9
90.4
INCREASED LONGEVITY
AGEING SOCIETY
GROWING POPULATION
POPULATION PYRAMIDS
LETTERS FROM THE QUEEN
85+ POPULATION
LIFE EXPECTANCY AT BIRTH
MEDIAN AGE
AUSTRALIAN | 65+ POPULATION
MEDIAN AGE IN WORKFORCE SECTORS
RATIO OF WORKERS : RETIRED COUPLE
Retail
Finance
Construction
Health
Education
Residential
Aged Care
Community
Aged Care
33.4 37.3 38.5 41.1 42.1 48.0 50.0
ABC
VS
15.6m | 1.58m 23.6m | 3.45m
28.3m | 4.76m 38.7m | 7.75m
1984 TODAY
20442024
1984 TODAY 2024 2044
PER1970
2010
2050
No. OF AUSTRALIANS TURNING 100 (CALENDAR YR)
AGE VS. POPULATION (THOUSANDS)
AGE
1952*
TODAY
2024
2044 18567
4885
2643
40 100
120,862 455,390
4x as many
601,815
5x as many
1,655,997
14x as many
1984 TODAY
2044
2024
RETIRING AGED CARE WORKFORCE
240,445WORKERS IN THE
AGED CARE SECTOR
15
yrs
HALFTHE WORKFORCE WILL BE
OF RETIREMENT AGE IN...
8,015RETIREES
PER YEAR
FAREWELL!
668FAREWELL LUNCHES/MTH.
FOR THE NEXT 15 YRS
GROWING NEED
DEMAND SUPPLY
THIS EQUATES TO...
TO KEEP THE CURRENT RATIO OF AGED
CARE WORKERS TO PEOPLE AGED 85+
77,976WORKERS IN THE
NEXT 10 YEARS
WE NEED
TO ADD
THIS EQUATES TO...
650/MONTH
A RECRUITMENT
GOAL OF
REPLACING THE
RETIRING STAFF+
MORE PEOPLE
AGED 85+
6,000,000YEARS
OF CARE
IN THE NEXT 30 YEARS AUSTRALIA WILL HAVE
5 YRSLONGER
THAN TODAY
THE AVERAGE OLDER AUSTRALIAN WILL LIVE
AN
EXTRA
THIS EQUATES TO...
+1,200,000
PER
PER
INFOGRAPHIC BY
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