Incontinence in Australia (AIHW Report)

Incontinence in Australia reports that 316,500 people experienced severe incontinence in 2009, according to the Australian Bureau of Statistics' Survey of Disability, Ageing and Carers. The number of people who always needed help or supervision with their bladder or bowel control was 144,400. About 96,100 people with disability aged 10 and over living in households (2.7% of the total) and 99,700 people living in cared accommodation (63.2%) used continence aids, irrespective of their level of incontinence.

The report also includes estimates of prevalence rates and total expenditure on incontinence, as well as the number of primary carers of people suffering from the condition.