Aged care workers earn so little that they have virtually no cash at the end of the week

Aged care workers are not being paid enough to stay in the industry. Photo: Getty

In an aged care sector expected to need 110,000 extra workers by 2030 as the population ages, wages are so low that people are leaving the industry because they can’t survive, according to a new report.

The research, from AACC (Australian Aged Care Collaboration), found that the average single worker with no children would finish a week with only $112 in hand after normal living costs were paid.