Question seeks statistical data on the average age of elderly individuals at the time of death, differentiated by place of death (own home vs. residential aged care) in Western Australia. The answer indicates that this data is unavailable due to changes in data collection practices by the Australian Bureau of Statistics.

AnsweredQoN 4931Legislative Council
Asked
30 May 2007
Portfolio
Health

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I refer to people who die in their own homes as opposed to people who die in residential aged care homes, and ask -
(1) Are there any statistics that you can provide that show the average age that the elderly die in their own homes in Western Australia?
(2) Are there any statistics that you can provide that show the average age that the elderly die in residential care in Western Australia?

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Answered
19 June 2007
Responded by
Minister for Child Protection representing the Minister for Health
Response time
20 days
(2) No. Note: The Australian Bureau of Statistics has not provided place of death codes since 1998. It is not possible to answer these questions from coded information on the death registration records held by the Department of Health.
Note: The Australian Bureau of Statistics has not provided place of death codes since 1998. It is not possible to answer these questions from coded information on the death registration records held by the Department of Health.

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