2024-25 aged care bed data analysis
Residential aged care bed growth is being rapidly outpaced by demand, with aged care resident numbers increasing by about 5000 per year compared with total bed growth of about 800 in 2024-25.
An analysis of data following release of the 2025 Aged Care Service List this month shows a 60 per cent reduction in new bed growth from the previous year, falling well behind current demand.
Bolton Clarke Executive General Manager Policy and External Relations Tim Hicks said strong pre-pandemic growth in bed supply had dropped away as resident growth had accelerated. This acceleration is likely to continue, with baby boomers reaching their 80s over the next decade.
Read a summary of the data here.
