5 6
Working age (25–64)
5.0 Introduction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .170
5.1 The welfare of our working-age
population. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
5.2 Who is looking after our children?. . 186
5.3 Home alone. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
5.4 Bricks and mortar—changing
trends in home ownership. . . . . . . . 197
5.5 Working-age support:
financial assistance for families
with children. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214
5.6 Working-age support: assistance
with employment and training. . . . 219
5.7 Working-age support:
housing assistance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222
5.8 Labour force participation of
people with disability. . . . . . . . . . . . . 225
5.9 Older Australians staying at work. . 228
Growing older
6.0 Introduction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .232
6.1 Australians aged 85 years
and over. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233
6.2 Ageing and the welfare system:
pressures, opportunities and
responses. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236
6.3 Older Australians and the use
of aged care. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 258
6.4 Mental health of older
Australians. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 277
6.5 Palliative care: a welfare
perspective. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 283