In 2018, over one million people in Australia had a disability related to hearing loss, equating to approximately one-quarter of people with a disability. For over one-third of people with a disability, chronic or recurring pain or discomfort was the disability type.
Share of people with a disability in Australia as of 2018, by disability type
(in thousands)
Characteristic
Share of people
Restriction in physical activities or work
38.3
Chronic or recurring pain or discomfort
33.4
Loss of hearing
24.6
Difficulty gripping or holding things
20.7
Difficulty learning or understanding things
16.7
Incomplete use of feet or legs
13.7
Nervous or emotional condition
14.5
Social or behavioural difficulties
10.4
Mental illness
10.2
Breathing difficulties
9.9
Memory problems or periods of confusion
9.8
Incomplete use of arms or fingers
8.9
Speech difficulties
7.7
Head injury, stroke, or other acquired brain injury
Notes from source:
1. Components will not add to total as people may report impairments related to more than one disability type. In such cases, people are counted separately for each disability type but are only counted once in the aggregated total. 2. Figures are rounded and components may not add to total because of ABS confidentiality and perturbation processes. Due to these processes, figures may differ from those published by the ABS and across tables.
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