In 2018, the state in Australia which had the highest number of people with disabilities living there was New South Wales, in which approximately 1.3 million people were reported as having a disability. Contrastingly, it was calculated that the Northern Territory had only approximately 20,500 people living there with disabilities. In 2018, the total population for New South Wales in Australia was 7.95 million, this was the highest total population of all the states in Australia in 2018.
Number of people with a disability in Australia in 2018, by state (in 1,000s)*
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (October 24, 2019). Number of people with a disability in Australia in 2018, by state (in 1,000s)* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 25, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1070802/australia-people-with-a-disability-by-state/
Australian Bureau of Statistics. "Number of people with a disability in Australia in 2018, by state (in 1,000s)*." Chart. October 24, 2019. Statista. Accessed August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1070802/australia-people-with-a-disability-by-state/
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2019). Number of people with a disability in Australia in 2018, by state (in 1,000s)*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1070802/australia-people-with-a-disability-by-state/
Australian Bureau of Statistics. "Number of People with a Disability in Australia in 2018, by State (in 1,000s)*." Statista, Statista Inc., 24 Oct 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1070802/australia-people-with-a-disability-by-state/
Australian Bureau of Statistics, Number of people with a disability in Australia in 2018, by state (in 1,000s)* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1070802/australia-people-with-a-disability-by-state/ (last visited August 25, 2024)
Number of people with a disability in Australia in 2018, by state (in 1,000s)* [Graph], Australian Bureau of Statistics, October 24, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1070802/australia-people-with-a-disability-by-state/