Four Service providers in the Shire of Goomalling filled out a separate survey (refer to Annex 3). All four respondents are female.
Their present occupations are as follows: secretary, bank officer, post office licensee and office manager. Their sector of employment is located in the public and private, as indicated in Figure 9 below.
Figure 9: Service provider sector of employment
Three of the participants have been employed in this occupation for the last two to five years and one person has been employed for over five years.
Figure 10: Service provider length of employment
Of those surveyed, 50% identified they had a ‘moderate amount’ of experience with older people in their occupation.
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