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Canberra aged care statistics

Canberra has 25 aged care homes listed on Aged Care HQ with 2,566 government funded places. 22 (88%) are run by not-for-profit organisations and 12 (48% of all homes) describe dementia care on their own website (government service list, 30 June 2025; homes' websites checked October 2026).

Directory updated 6 October 2026. Source details are at the end of this page.

Every figure below is computed from the listed homes in Canberra (ABS 2016 SA4 codes 801). Shares are of all 25 homes. Download these tables as CSV.

Overview
MeasureValueShare of homes
Aged care homes25
Government funded places2,566
Average places per home103
Care described on the home's own website
MeasureValueShare of homes
Respite care728%
Dementia care1248%
Palliative care624%
Secure dementia unit28%
Couples accommodation00%
Restorative and transition care00%
Care mentioned only on a provider-wide page
MeasureValueShare of homes
Respite care28%
Dementia care28%
Palliative care416%
Secure dementia unit00%
Couples accommodation00%
Restorative and transition care00%
Organisation type
MeasureValueShare of homes
Not-for-profit2288%
Private312%
Government00%
Not stated00%
Homes by council area
MeasureValueShare of homes
Unincorporated ACT25100%

Care counts are homes whose own web page describes the care, checked up to 6 October 2026. A home that does not mention a type of care may still offer it.

Sources and dates

Directory updated 6 October 2026. How we collect and check this data.

  • Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (GEN Aged Care Data). Data as at 30 June 2025. Retrieved 5 October 2026. Licence: CC BY 4.0
    Aged care service list: 30 June 2025

    Based on Australian Institute of Health and Welfare material.

  • Each aged care home or its provider. Checked 6 October 2026. Retrieved 6 October 2026
    Homes' own websites

    From the home's own website, checked October 2026.