In this study Richard Percival and Simon Kelly project the future demand for and supply of informal carers of older people in Australia. The study estimates a significant increase in the numbers of older people likely to need informal care in Australia between 2001 and 2031 along with a smaller increase in the numbers likely to be carers.

The study also estimates shifts in the composition of the disabled and carers populations, both being characterised by a greater concentration of the elderly.