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About 2.65 million Australians provide unpaid care and support to a family member or friend.
Unpaid carers were estimated to be providing 2.2 billion hours of unpaid care last year – over 42 million hours every single week. The replacement value of that care was estimated at almost $78 billion, or almost $1.5 billion every week.
The theme for this year’s National Carers Week 2021 is ‘Millions of Reasons to Care.’ In recognition of the week, a number of Perth landmarks will be lit up in aqua blue including the Perth Bell Tower, the East Perth Power Station, Optus Stadium and the Matagarup Bridge.
In addition, a series of short videos illustrating the stories of unpaid carers will be shown on the big screen at Yagan Square in the Perth CBD.
Visit the National Carers Week website(link is external) for more information.