language other than English, the most common languages are Italian (14 per cent), German (9 per cent), Dutch (7 per cent), Cantonese (7 per cent) and Greek (5 per cent). There was a significant number of the respondents who reported speaking a language (41 per cent) that was not included within the predefined list. Additional languages included: Bengali Armenian Czech Filipino French Ukrainian Lithuanian Auslan Creole Tamil Indonesian Swedish Urdu Latvian Welsh Sri Lankan Thai Malayalam Ngarrindjeri Japanese Danish Tiwi Slovenian TSI Kriol Most carers (87 per cent) reported being of an Australian background. Seventeen per cent also identified as being of English decent. Thirteen per cent of respondents reported they were from a background not listed in the pre-defined list. Responses recorded included: Filipino Armenian Slovenian Lithuanian French Czech Sri Lankan Indonesian Ukrainian South Asian Malaysian Mauritian Scottish Maori Swedish German Aboriginal African Japanese DSS notes that the proportion of survey responses from Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander and CALD carers are low and therefore the responses may not represent the broader views of these cohorts. DSS will seek advice to develop more effective strategies to reach and engage with this audience during detailed design work on the integrated carer support service system. About their caring role Sixty-eight per cent of carers reported they cared for one person, with 25 per cent caring for two people. Less than 8 per cent of respondents were caring for three or more people. The majority of carers reported that they provided 40 hours or more of care each week (53 per cent), with similar proportions of carers providing 20 to 39 hours of care (25 per cent), and less than 20 hours (22 per cent). Over 22 per cent had been providing care for more than 20 years, with a similar proportion having done so for 6 to 10 years. Disability and mental illness were the most likely reasons a person needed to provide care.
language other than English, the most common languages are Italian (14 per cent), German (9 per cent), Dutch (7 per cent), Cantonese (7 per cent) and Greek (5 per cent). There was a significant number of the respondents who reported speaking a language (41 per cent) that was not included within the predefined list. Additional languages included: Bengali Filipino Lithuanian Tamil Urdu Sri Lankan Ngarrindjeri Tiwi Armenian French Auslan Indonesian Latvian Thai Japanese Slovenian Czech Ukrainian Creole Swedish Welsh Malayalam Danish TSI Kriol Most carers (87 per cent) reported being of an Australian background. Seventeen per cent also identified as being of English decent. Thirteen per cent of respondents reported they were from a background not listed in the pre-defined list. Responses recorded included: Filipino Lithuanian Sri Lankan South Asian Scottish German African Armenian French Indonesian Malaysian Maori Aboriginal Japanese Slovenian Czech Ukrainian Mauritian Swedish DSS notes that the proportion of survey responses from Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander and CALD carers are low and therefore the responses may not represent the broader views of these cohorts. DSS will seek advice to develop more effective strategies to reach and engage with this audience during detailed design work on the integrated carer support service system. About their caring role Sixty-eight per cent of carers reported they cared for one person, with 25 per cent caring for two people. Less than 8 per cent of respondents were caring for three or more people. The majority of carers reported that they provided 40 hours or more of care each week (53 per cent), with similar proportions of carers providing 20 to 39 hours of care (25 per cent), and less than 20 hours (22 per cent). Over 22 per cent had been providing care for more than 20 years, with a similar proportion having done so for 6 to 10 years. Disability and mental illness were the most likely reasons a person needed to provide care.
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