Dementia In Australia Research Paper

• Dementia is a major health issue in Australia, with more than 353,800 Australians living with dementia. (Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, 2012, Dementia in Australia).
• There are approximately 25,100 people in Australia with younger onset dementia (a diagnosis of dementia under the age of 65; including people as young as 30). (Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, 2012, Dementia in Australia).
• Research studies indicate that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people experience dementia at a rate three to five times higher than the non-Indigenous Australian population. (Alzheimer’s Australia).
• The number of older Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people (55 years and over) is expected to more than double over the