This dataset, released June 2017, contains statistics on aged care places relating to Residential aged care - high-level care places, June 2016; Residential aged care - low-level care places, June 2016; Total residential aged care places, June 2016; Community aged care places, June 2016. The data is by Primary Health Network (PHN) 2017 geographic boundaries based on the 2016 Australian Statistical Geography Standard (ASGS).
There are 31 PHNs set up by the Australian Government. Each network is controlled by a board of medical professionals and advised by a clinical council and community advisory committee. The boundaries of the PHNs closely align with the Local Hospital Networks where possible.
For more information please see the data source notes on the data.
Source: Compiled by PHIDU based on data from the Department of Health and Ageing, 30 June 2016; and the ABSEstimated Resident Population, 30 June 2015.
AURIN has spatially enabled the original data. Data that was not shown/not applicable/not published/not available for the specific area ('#', '..', '^', 'np, 'n.a.', 'n.y.a.' in original PHIDU data) was removed.It has been replaced by by Blank cells. For other keys and abbreviations refer to PHIDU Keys.
