Disability in Australia

Statistics report on disability in Australia

Disability in Australia

This report presents statistics on disability in Australia. After providing an overview of the prevalence of disability in Australia, it presents statistics on various types of disabilities and their causes, the impact of disability on the labor force and employment, as well as accessibility to services and experience with discrimination. It then looks into the demographics of people with a need for assistance with core activities, before concluding with data on community attitudes towards people with a disability.

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Overview

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  • Basic Statistic People with a disability Australia 2022 by state
  • Basic Statistic People with a disability Australia 2022 by disability status
  • Basic Statistic Males with a disability Australia 2022 by age group
  • Basic Statistic Females with a disability Australia 2022 by age group
  • Premium Statistic Share of population with a disability Australia 2003-2022
  • Premium Statistic Distribution of LGBTIQ+ persons during COVID-19 Australia 2022, by disability

Disability types and causes

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  • Premium Statistic Share of population with a disability Australia 2018, by cause of main condition
  • Premium Statistic Cause of condition among people with a sense and speech disability Australia 2018
  • Premium Statistic Cause of condition among people with an intellectual disability Australia 2018
  • Premium Statistic Cause of condition among people with a physical restriction disability Australia 2018
  • Premium Statistic Cause of condition among people with a psychosocial disability Australia 2018
  • Premium Statistic Cause of condition among people with a head injury, stroke, or ABI Australia 2018
  • Premium Statistic People with a disability caused by an accident Australia 2018, by accident location

Labor force and employment

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  • Basic Statistic Number of people with a need for assistance Australia, by employment status
  • Basic Statistic Number of people with a need for assistance Australia, by occupation
  • Premium Statistic Share of people in the labor force Australia 2018, by age group and disability status
  • Premium Statistic Employment status of people with a disability Australia 2018
  • Premium Statistic Difficulties experienced when finding jobs Australia 2018, by disability status

Service accessibility and discrimination

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  • Basic Statistic Share of adults who used telehealth Australia in 2021, by disability group
  • Premium Statistic Problems accessing services for people with disabilities Australia 2019, by type
  • Premium Statistic Share of people with disability who used a health service Australia 2018, by service
  • Premium Statistic Source of discrimination experienced by people with disability Australia 2018
  • Premium Statistic Number of people with a disability who experienced discrimination Australia 2018
  • Premium Statistic Share of complaints received by the AHRC regarding the DDA Australia FY 2014-2020

Assistance needs

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  • Basic Statistic Number of people with a need for assistance with core activities Australia, by age
  • Basic Statistic Number of people with a need for assistance Australia, by state and territory
  • Basic Statistic Number of males with a need for assistance with core activities Australia by age
  • Basic Statistic Number of females with a need for assistance with core activities Australia, by age
  • Basic Statistic Number of people with a need for assistance Australia, by indigenous status
  • Basic Statistic Number of people with a need for assistance Australia, by highest education level

Community attitudes

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  • Premium Statistic Public opinion of people with a disability being a burden on society Australia 2018
  • Premium Statistic Public opinion on future prospects of people with a disability Australia 2018
  • Premium Statistic Public opinion of people with a disability being a burden on families Australia 2018
  • Premium Statistic Public opinion of people with a disability raising children Australia 2018
  • Premium Statistic Public opinion of employers refusing to hire people with a disability Australia 2018
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