Employment Outlook
In-Home Respite Care
Average wage for
Employment Levels
There are currently around 97,400 people employed as In-Home Respite Careers in Australia. The Department of Employment predicts that in the next few years (by 2018) there will be roughly 110,900 people working within the profession.
Employment by State
The largest proportion of In-Home Respite Carers are in New South Wales, with 36.3%. However the lowest amount of In-Home Respite Carers are located in the Northern Territory, with only 0.8%.
Gender Split
This is a very female dominated industry with 80.9% of In-Home Respite Carers being women and only 19% male.
Age Brackets
The most popular age for people within this job is 45-54 years old, with 26.1%. However, a small percentage (2.2%) of people get into this career path younger, from 15-19 years old. Around 1.6% of people are still working in this job at 65 and over.
Hours Worked
In-Home Respite Carers work an average of 35.9 hours a week which is 5.2 hours less than the average for all occupations.
Education Level
The majority of workers employed in this profession have a Certificate III/IV qualification (42.6%) or a Year 12 qualification (15.9%). 65.5% have a Certificate III or higher, whilst 34.5% have a qualification which is Year 12 or lower.
In-Home Respite Care Duties & Tasks
- Follow the patient's personal care plan
- Help patients with everyday tasks, from washing, dressing and feeding
- Help to develop the patient's skills by encouraging and assisting in social activities
- Assist in serving meals to the patient as well as performing housekeeping tasks
Professional Associations & Groups
*The information provided on this page is from the Department of Employment’s Job Outlook website. All salary ranges are from Payscale. Where jobs are not exact matches, job areas have been used. This information is to be used as a guide only.
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