Carers

Currently around 2.9 million Australians provide unpaid help and support to a family member or friend who has a disability, mental illness, chronic condition, terminal illness or who is aged and frail. Carers are a key but often unacknowledged part of Australia's health system. The annual replacement value of care was estimated in 2010 to be over $40 billion. Carers come from all walks of life, and spend on average about 40 hours per week providing care for many of the most vulnerable people in