2015 AGED CARE APPROVALS ROUND – ESSENTIAL GUIDE
CHAPTER 6 – REGIONAL DISTRIBUTION OF AGED CARE PLACES

IMPORTANT NOTE:

The following ‘Regional Distribution of Aged Care Places’ provides the indicative number of residential aged care places and home care places that have been made available in each Aged Care Planning Region, by state and territory, for the 2015 ACAR.

In addition, specific geographic locations, special needs groups and/or key issues that are a focus within each Aged Care Planning Region are identified.

While there may be an identified focus within an Aged Care Planning Region, applications are encouraged from applicants seeking to provide care in anylocation and to any of the special needs groups (including CALD language groups) or key issues, including dementia, where aged care places have been made available.

The special needs groups and their abbreviated terms listed in the following tables are as follows:

Special Needs Groups

  • people from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities (ATSI)
  • people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds (CALD)
  • people who live in rural or remote areas (R-R)
  • people who are financially or socially disadvantaged (FSD)
  • veterans (VET)
  • people who are homeless, or at risk of becoming homeless (HOM)
  • care leavers (CLV)
  • parents separated from their children by forced adoption or removal (PSC)
  • lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex people (LGBTI).

The Department does not guarantee that the exact number of places listed in the ‘Regional Distribution of Aged Care Places’ will be allocated to each region. The final allocation of places will reflect the best use of all of the available places, based upon the applications received and outcomes of the overall assessment process.

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Aged Care Planning Regions

Please note that Aged Care Planning Regions align with the Australian Statistical Geography Standard (ASGS) Statistical Area Level 2 (SA2) structure. As such, geographic locations that are a focus within an Aged Care Planning Region are listed in most cases by their SA2 name (and in some cases by a specific township). Maps of Aged Care Planning Regions, including SA2 names and boundaries, are available at the Department’s website by selecting the following link.

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2015 ACAR – Regional Distribution of Aged Care Places

NEW SOUTH WALES

RESIDENTIAL AGED CARE PLACES: Places Available (Indicative) and Identified Focus within Region*

Region / Places / Areas of Geographic Focus within the Region / Special Needs Groups / CALD Language Groups / Key Issues
Central Coast / 460 / SA2s of Toukley-Norah Head / FSD, CALD / Any Language Group / Dementia, Respite
Central West / 60 / - / R-R, FSD / - / Dementia, Respite
Far North Coast / 210 / - / LGBTI, ATSI,
VETS, FSD, HOM / - / Respite, Couples
Hunter / 110 / SA2s of Maitland – East, Maitland – North, Thornton – Millers Forest / VETS, FSD, ATSI, HOM,
LGBTI, CALD / Macedonian, Italian, Polish, Greek, Ukrainian, Croatian / Dementia, Respite,
Mental Health
Illawarra / 210 / SA2s of Kiama, Ulladulla, Ulladulla Region, Wollongong / - / - / Respite
Inner West / 60 / - / All Special Needs Groups / Any Language Group / Respite
Mid North Coast / 260 / - / ATSI, FSD, R-R, HOM, CALD / Any Language Group / Respite
Nepean / 160 / - / R-R, HOM, LGBTI, CALD / Italian, Greek, Maltese / Dementia, Respite
New England / 60 / - / - / - / Respite
Northern Sydney / 60 / - / LGBTI, VETS, FSD, HOM, CALD / Any Language Group / Dementia, Respite,
Mental Health
Orana Far West / 50 / SA2s of Mudgee Region – East, Mudgee Region – West / LGBTI, ATSI, FSD, HOM, CALD / Italian, Croatian, Filipino, German, Dutch, Polish / Dementia
Riverina/Murray / 97 / - / FSD, R-R / - / Dementia, Respite
South East Sydney / 60 / - / FSD, HOM, CALD / Any Language Group / Dementia, Respite
South West Sydney / 460 / ATSI specific: SA2s of Bargo, Douglas Park – Appin,
Picton – Tahmoor – Buxton, The Oaks – Oakdale / ATSI, FSD, R-R,
HOM, CLV, PSC / - / Dementia, Respite
Southern Highlands / 148 / CALD specific: SA2s of Queanbeyan – East, Queanbeyan Region, Queanbeyan West – Jerrabomberra / R-R, FSD,
HOM, LGBTI, CALD / Croatian, Arabic, Greek,
Italian, Macedonian / Dementia, Respite
Western Sydney / 410 / ATSI specific: SA2s of Blacktown (East) – Kings Park, Blacktown (North) – Marayong, Blacktown (South), Doonside – Woodcroft, Glenwood, Lalor Park – Kings Langley, Parklea – Kellyville Ridge, Quakers Hill – Acacia Gardens, Riverstone – Marsden Park,
Seven Hills – Toongabbie / ATSI, FSD, VETS,
HOM, LGBTI, CALD / Any Language Group / Dementia, Respite,
Mental Health
TOTAL PLACES / 2,875

* While there may be an identified focus within an Aged Care Planning Region, applications are encouraged from applicants seeking to provide care in any location and to any of the special needs groups (including CALD language groups) or key issues, including dementia, where aged care places have been made available. Refer to the note on page 2 for further information, including a list of special needs groups and their abbreviated terms.

NEW SOUTH WALES

HOME CARE PLACES: Places Available (Indicative) and Identified Focus within Region*

Region / Level 2 places / Level 3 places / Level 4 places / Total places / Areas of Geographic Focus
within the Region / Special Needs Groups / CALD Language Groups / Key Issues
Central Coast / 40 / 91 / 69 / 200 / - / Level 2 specific: VETS, FSD, R-R, CALD
Level 3 & 4 specific: VETS, FSD, R-R, ATSI, LGBTI / Level 2 specific:
Any Language Group / Dementia
Central West / - / 46 / 5 / 51 / Townships of Hartley and Hampton / FSD, R-R, ATSI, VETS, HOM, CALD / Italian, Mandarin, Bosnian, Greek / Dementia
Far North Coast / - / 88 / 19 / 107 / - / All Special Needs Groups / Hungarian, Dutch, Italian, Hindi / Dementia
Hunter / - / 88 / 59 / 147 / SA2s of Maitland – East, Maitland – North, Thornton – Millers Forest / All Special Needs Groups / Macedonian, Italian, Polish, Greek, Ukrainian, Croatian / Dementia
Illawarra / 10 / 98 / 54 / 162 / - / Level 3 specific: FSD,
R-R, CALD
Level 4 specific: FSD, R-R / Level 3 specific: Macedonian, Italian, Arabic, Mandarin / Dementia
Inner West / - / 78 / 69 / 147 / - / All Special Needs Groups / Greek, Italian, German, Mandarin, Cantonese, Arabic (Lebanese) / Dementia,
Mental Health
Mid North Coast / - / 88 / 24 / 112 / - / All Special Needs Groups / Any Language Group / Dementia
Nepean / 20 / 50 / 9 / 79 / Level 3/4 specific: SA2s of Blackheath – Megalong Valley, Blaxland – Warrimoo – Lapstone, Lawson – Hazelbrook – Linden, Bilpin – Colo – St Albans, Kurrajong Heights – Ebenezer
& township of Wiseman’s Ferry / Level 3/4 specific:
FSD, R-R, HOM, CLV, LGBTI, CALD / Level 3/4 specific:
Italian, Greek, Maltese / Dementia
New England / - / 18 / 12 / 30 / SA2 of Narrabri Region / ATSI, FSD, R-R / - / Dementia,
Mental Health
Northern Sydney / - / 88 / 149 / 237 / SA2s of Beacon Hill – Narraweena, Cromer, Dee Why – North Curl Curl, Forestville – Killarney Heights, Lindfield – Roseville, Newport – Bilgola, North Ryde – East Ryde, Pymble, St Ives, Wahroonga – Warrawee, West Ryde – Meadowbank / VETS, FSD, HOM, CALD / Any Language Group / Dementia,
Mental Health

* While there may be an identified focus within an Aged Care Planning Region, applications are encouraged from applicants seeking to provide care in any location and to anyof the special needs groups (including CALD language groups) or key issues, including dementia, where aged care places have been made available. Refer to the note on page 2 for further information, including a list of special needs groups and their abbreviated terms.

Region / Level 2 places / Level 3 places / Level 4 places / Total places / Areas of Geographic Focus
within the Region / Special Needs Groups / CALD Language Groups / Key Issues
Orana Far West / - / 19 / 11 / 30 / SA2s of Mudgee Region - East,
Mudgee Region - West / FSD, ATSI, R-R, HOM, CALD / Italian, Croatian, Filipino, German, Dutch, Polish / Dementia
Riverina/Murray / - / 75 / 57 / 132 / SA2s of Deniliquin, Deniliquin Region, Junee & the township of Urana / FSD, R-R, HOM / - / Dementia
South East Sydney / - / 103 / 89 / 192 / SA2s of Darlinghurst, Malabar - La Perouse – Chifley, Cronulla – Kurnell – Bundeena / FSD, HOM, CALD / Any Language Group / Dementia,
Mental Health
South West Sydney / 55 / 133 / 109 / 297 / SA2s of Claymore – Eagle Vale – Raby, Condell Park, Ingleburn – Denham Court, Leumeah – Minto Heights, Mount Annan – Currans Hill, Panania – Milperra – Picnic Point / All Special Needs Groups / Arabic, Cantonese, Italian, Mandarin, Greek, Vietnamese, Croatian / Dementia
Southern Highlands / - / 55 / 22 / 77 / CALD specific: SA2s of Queanbeyan – East, Queanbeyan Region, Queanbeyan West – Jerrabomberra / ATSI, R-R, FSD, VETS, HOM, CLV, PSC, LGBTI, CALD / Croatian, Arabic, Greek, Italian, Macedonian / Dementia
Western Sydney / 35 / 102 / 108 / 245 / SA2s of Doonside – Woodcroft, Glenwood, Parklea – Kellyville Ridge, Quakers Hill – Acacia Gardens, Riverstone – Marsden Park, Seven Hills – Toongabbie / FSD, CLV, CALD / Any Language Group / Dementia
TOTAL PLACES / 160 / 1,220 / 865 / 2,245

* While there may be an identified focus within an Aged Care Planning Region, applications are encouraged from applicants seeking to provide care in any location and to anyof the special needs groups (including CALD language groups) or key issues, including dementia, where aged care places have been made available. Refer to the note on page 2 for further information, including a list of special needs groups and their abbreviated terms.

VICTORIA

RESIDENTIAL AGED CARE PLACES: Places Available (Indicative) and Identified Focus within Region*

Region / Places / Areas of Geographic Focus within the Region / Special Needs Groups / CALD Language Groups / Key Issues
Barwon South Western / 100 / SA2s of Corangamite – North, Corangamite – South,
Moyne – East, Warrnambool – North, Lara / All Special Needs Groups / Any Language Group / Dementia
Eastern Metro / 750 / SA2s of Doncaster, Doncaster-East, Box Hill North, Blackburn, Croydon, Mooroolbark, Wantirna South, Knoxfield – Scoresby, Rowville – North, Rowville – Central, Rowville South, Mulgrave, Lysterfield, Chirnside Park, Lilydale – Coldstream, Belgrave – Selby, Monbulk – Silvan / All Special Needs Groups / Any Language Group / Dementia
Gippsland / 430 / SA2s of Orbost, Bairnsdale, Paynesville, Maffra, Moe – Newborough, Warragul, Trafalgar, Churchill, Yarram, Foster / All Special Needs Groups / Any Language Group / Dementia
Grampians / 100 / SA2s of Creswick – Clunes, Gordon, Ararat, Ararat Region / All Special Needs Groups / Any Language Group / Dementia
Hume / 400 / SA2s of Numurkah, Cobram, Mooroopna, Shepparton Region – West, Shepparton – South, Nagambie, Yea, Alexandra, Mansfield, Benalla, Wodonga, Beechworth, Bright-Mount Beauty, Wallan / All Special Needs Groups / Any Language Group / Dementia
Loddon-Mallee / 450 / SA2s of Mildura, Irymple, Red Cliffs, Robinvale, Gannawarra, Kerang, Maryborough Region, Maryborough, Rushworth, Bendigo Region – North, Bendigo Region – South, Castlemaine Region, Macedon, Gisborne / All Special Needs Groups / Any Language Group / Dementia
Northern Metro / 100 / SA2s of Sunbury, Sunbury – South, Craigieburn – Mickleham, Whittlesea, Greenvale – Bulla, Roxburgh Park – Somerton, Meadow Heights, Gladstone Park – Westmeadows, Broadmeadows, Campbellfield – Coolaroo, Lalor, Thomastown, Mill Park – South / All Special Needs Groups / Any Language Group / Dementia
Southern Metro / 400 / SA2s of Clayton South, Springvale, Point Nepean, Flinders, Hastings – Somers, Somerville, Cranbourne South, Skye – Sandhurst, Cranbourne West, Cranbourne, Cranbourne East, Cranbourne North, Narre Warren South, Berwick - South, Narre Warren, Endeavour Hills, Beaconsfield – Officer, Pakenham – South, Bunyip – Garfield, Koo Wee Rup / All Special Needs Groups / Any Language Group / Dementia
Western Metro / 350 / SA2s of Taylors Lakes, Delahey, Keilor Downs, Keilor, St Albans – North, St Albans – South, Deer Park – Derrimut, Sunshine West, Hillside, Melton, Wyndham Vale, Tarneit, Truganina, Hoppers Crossing – South / All Special Needs Groups / Any Language Group / Dementia
TOTAL PLACES / 3,080

* While there may be an identified focus within an Aged Care Planning Region, applications are encouraged from applicants seeking to provide care in any location and to any of the special needs groups (including CALD language groups) or key issues, including dementia, where aged care places have been made available. Refer to the note on page 2 for further information, including a list of special needs groups and their abbreviated terms.

VICTORIA

HOME CARE PLACES: Places Available (Indicative) and Identified Focus within Region*

Region / Level 2 places / Level 3 places / Level 4 places / Total places / Areas of Geographic Focus
within the Region / Special Needs Groups / CALD Language Groups / Key Issues
Barwon South-Western / 10 / 70 / 15 / 95 / - / All Special Needs Groups / Any Language Group / Dementia
Eastern Metro / 22 / 200 / 180 / 402 / - / All Special Needs Groups / Any Language Group / Dementia
Gippsland / 10 / 58 / 34 / 102 / - / All Special Needs Groups / Any Language Group / Dementia
Grampians / 10 / 39 / 8 / 57 / - / All Special Needs Groups / Any Language Group / Dementia
Hume / 10 / 54 / 27 / 91 / - / All Special Needs Groups / Any Language Group / Dementia
Loddon-Mallee / 10 / 75 / 60 / 145 / - / All Special Needs Groups / Any Language Group / Dementia
Northern Metro / 15 / 118 / 38 / 171 / - / All Special Needs Groups / Any Language Group / Dementia
Southern Metro / 15 / 215 / 182 / 412 / - / All Special Needs Groups / Any Language Group / Dementia
Western Metro / 15 / 101 / 71 / 187 / - / All Special Needs Groups / Any Language Group / Dementia
TOTAL PLACES / 117 / 930 / 615 / 1,662

* While there may be an identified focus within an Aged Care Planning Region, applications are encouraged from applicants seeking to provide care in any location and to any of the special needs groups (including CALD language groups) or key issues, including dementia, where aged care places have been made available. Refer to the note on page 2 for further information, including a list of special needs groups and their abbreviated terms.

QUEENSLAND

RESIDENTIAL AGED CARE PLACES: Places Available (Indicative) and Identified Focus within Region*

Region / Places / Areas of Geographic Focus within the Region / Special Needs Groups / CALD Language Groups / Key Issues
Brisbane North / 100 / - / All Special Needs Groups / Any Language Group / Dementia, Severe Behaviours, Mental Health
Brisbane South / 100 / - / All Special Needs Groups / Any Language Group / Dementia, Severe Behaviours, Mental Health
Cabool / 376 / - / - / - / -
Central West / 50 / - / - / - / -
Darling Downs / 152 / - / - / - / -
Far North / 416 / SA2s of Bentley Park, Earlville – Bayview Heights, Edmonton, Manoora, Manunda, Mount Sheridan, Whitfield-Edge Hill, Gordonvale – Trinity, Babinda, Johnstone, Herberton, Kuranda, Mareeba / - / - / -
Fitzroy / 100 / - / - / - / -
Logan River Valley / 421 / SA2s of Daisy Hill, Kingston, Logan Central, Rochedale South – Priestdale, Underwood, Mount Warren Park, Wolffdene – Bahrs Scrub, Jacobs Well – Alberton, Ormeau-Yatala / - / - / -
Mackay / 100 / - / - / - / -
North West / 53 / - / - / - / -
Northern / 100 / - / - / - / -
South Coast / 140 / - / - / - / -
South West / 69 / - / - / - / -

* While there may be an identified focus within an Aged Care Planning Region, applications are encouraged from applicants seeking to provide care in anylocation and to any of the special needs groups (including CALD language groups) or key issues, including dementia, where aged care places have been made available. Refer to the note on page 2 for further information, including a list of special needs groups and their abbreviated terms.

Region / Places / Areas of Geographic Focus within the Region / Special Needs Groups / CALD Language Groups / Key Issues
Sunshine Coast / 100 / - / All Special Needs Groups / Any Language Group / Dementia, Severe Behaviours, Mental Health
West Moreton / 347 / SA2s of Bellbird Park – Brookwater, Camira – Gailes, Collingwood Park – Redbank, Goodna, Redbank Plains, Springfield / - / - / -
Wide Bay / 496 / SA2s of Ashfield-Kepnock, Brayan – Kensington, Bundaberg East – Kalkie, Bundaberg Region - North, Bundaberg Region - South, Millbank-Avoca, Svensson Heights-Norville, Walkervale-Avenell Heights, Kingaroy Region South, Monto-Eidsvold, Nanango, Kilkivan / - / - / -
TOTAL PLACES / 3,120

* While there may be an identified focus within an Aged Care Planning Region, applications are encouraged from applicants seeking to provide care in any location and to anyof the special needs groups (including CALD language groups) or key issues, including dementia, where aged care places have been made available. Refer to the note on page 2 for further information, including a list of special needs groups and their abbreviated terms.

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QUEENSLAND

HOME CARE PLACES: Places Available (Indicative) and Identified Focus within Region*

Region / Level 2 places / Level 3 places / Level 4 places / Total places / Areas of Geographic Focus
within the Region / Special Needs Groups / CALD Language Groups / Key Issues
Brisbane North / - / 32 / 7 / 39 / - / - / - / -
Brisbane South / 7 / 32 / 28 / 67 / - / - / - / -
Cabool / 9 / 5 / 26 / 40 / - / - / - / -
Central West / - / 5 / - / 5 / - / - / - / -
Darling Downs / 6 / 38 / 10 / 54 / - / - / - / -
Far North / 9 / 89 / 11 / 109 / - / - / - / -
Fitzroy / - / 15 / - / 15 / - / - / - / -
Logan River Valley / 19 / 73 / 8 / 100 / - / - / - / -
Mackay / - / 5 / - / 5 / - / - / - / --
North West / - / 5 / - / 5 / - / - / - / -
Northern / - / 34 / - / 34 / - / - / - / -
South Coast / 9 / 117 / - / 126 / - / - / - / -
South West / - / 10 / - / 10 / - / - / - / -
Sunshine Coast / 7 / 103 / - / 110 / - / - / - / -

* While there may be an identified focus within an Aged Care Planning Region, applications are encouraged from applicants seeking to provide care in anylocation and to anyof the special needs groups (including CALD language groups) or key issues, including dementia, where aged care places have been made available. Refer to the note on page 2 for further information, including a list of special needs groups and their abbreviated terms.

Region / Level 2 places / Level 3 places / Level 4 places / Total places / Areas of Geographic Focus
within the Region / Special Needs Groups / CALD Language Groups / Key Issues
West Moreton / 7 / 61 / - / 68 / - / - / - / -
Wide Bay / 16 / 63 / 14 / 93 / - / - / - / -
TOTAL PLACES / 89 / 687 / 104 / 880

* While there may be an identified focus within an Aged Care Planning Region, applications are encouraged from applicants seeking to provide care in any location and to any of the special needs groups (including CALD language groups) or key issues, including dementia, where aged care places have been made available. Refer to the note on page 2 for further information, including a list of special needs groups and their abbreviated terms.

WESTERN AUSTRALIA

RESIDENTIAL AGED CARE PLACES: Places Available (Indicative) and Identified Focus within Region*

Region / Places / Areas of Geographic Focus within the Region / Special Needs Groups / CALD Language Groups / Key Issues
Metropolitan North / 200 / - / - / - / Dementia, Respite
Metropolitan South West / 410 / - / - / - / Dementia, Respite
Metropolitan East
Metropolitan South East / 250 / - / - / - / Dementia, Respite
South West / 200 / - / - / - / Dementia, Respite
Goldfields
Great Southern
Kimberley
Mid West
Pilbara
Wheatbelt / 200 / - / - / - / Dementia, Respite
TOTAL PLACES / 1,260

* While there may be an identified focus within an Aged Care Planning Region, applications are encouraged from applicants seeking to provide care in any location and to anyof the special needs groups (including CALD language groups) or key issues, including dementia, where aged care places have been made available. Refer to the note on page 2 for further information, including a list of special needs groups and their abbreviated terms.