In 2022, the state in Australia which had the highest number of people with disabilities living there was New South Wales, in which approximately 1.5 million people were reported as having a disability. Contrastingly, it was calculated that the Northern Territory had only approximately 32,000 people living there with disabilities.

This dataset presents a range of data items sourced from a wide variety of collections, both Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) and non-ABS. The data is derived from the November 2024 release of Data by region. Individual data items present the latest reference year data available on Data by region. This layer presents data by Local Government Areas (LGA), 2021.

The Health and disability theme is based on groupings of data within Data by region. Concepts, sources and methods for each dataset can be found on the Data by region methodology page.

The Health and disability theme includes:

Selected disability and carers characteristics
Core activity need for assistance (Census)
Long term health conditions (Census)

When analysing these statistics:

Time periods, definitions, methodologies, scope, and coverage can differ across collections.
Some data values have been randomly adjusted or suppressed to avoid the release of confidential data, this means

    some small cells have been randomly set to zero
    care should be taken when interpreting cells with small numbers or zeros.

Data and geography references

Source data publication: Data by region Geographic boundary information: Australian Statistical Geography Standard (ASGS) Edition 3 Further information: Data by region methodology, reference period 2011-24 Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS)

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In 2022, the age group in Australia which was recorded as having the highest number of females with disabilities was 45 to 54 years old, in which there were approximately 300 thousand females who had disabilities. The age group with the lowest number of female disabilities was 0 to four years old.

This report of DES Outcome Rates by Disability Type provides information about the performance of DES providers in each Employment Services Area by primary disability groupings. The report aims to help people with disability, family, carers or others choose a DES provider.

There are a number of factors that should be taken into account when choosing a DES Provider, such as the location of their office in relation to public transport and your home or other available information. This Outcome Rates by Disability Type report is just one piece of information to help you decide which provider might be best for you. You can find out more about your local DES providers on the Job Access or Workforce Australia websites.

Find a Service Provider | Job Access - https://www.jobaccess.gov.au/find-a-provider

Find Your Employment Services Provider - Workforce Australia - https://www.workforceaustralia.gov.au/individuals/coaching/providers/

To access the report you will require Excel 2010 or a more recent version. If you have Excel 2007 or earlier, no access to Excel or have a Macintosh/Apple computer, then you will need to access the report from other available spreadsheet software. Some examples of alternative and free spreadsheet software (not a complete list) are; Google Sheets, Zoho Sheet or Microsoft Office Excel Online.

In 2022, the disability status in Australia which had the highest number of reported cases was schooling or employment restrictions, in which there were over 2.6 million people recorded as having these restrictions. On the other hand, the disability status which had the lowest number of cases was moderate core activity limitations.

ABS Statistics about health and disability in Australia's Local Government Areas (LGA) for the years 2011, 2016, 2018 and 2021.

Monthly statistics for pages viewed by visitors to the Queensland Government website—People with disability franchise. Source: Google Analytics

Between 2003 and 2022, the share of the Australian population with a disability increased by under two percent. As of 2022, approximately 21.4 percent of the population had a disability.

In 2018, approximately 17 percent of the Australian population with an intellectual disability reported that their main condition just came on, while a similar share reported the cause of their main condition as disease, illness, or hereditary. For over one-fifth of the population with an intellectual disability, their disability was present at birth.

This dataset presents data on health and disability available from the ABS Data by Region statistics. This release of Data by Region presents various data for 2011-2018 and Census of Population and Housing data for 2011 and 2016 and is based on the Statistical Area 2 (SA2) 2016 boundaries. The dataset includes information in the following specified areas of health and disability: Disability Estimates and Private Health.

Data by Region contains a standard set of data for each region type, depending on the availability of statistics for particular geographies. Data are sourced from a wide variety of collections, both ABS and non-ABS. When analysing these statistics, care needs to be taken as time periods, definitions, methodologies, scope and coverage can differ across collections. Where available, data have been presented as a time series - to enable users to assess changes over time. However, when looked at on a period to period basis, some series may sometimes appear volatile. When analysing the data, users are encouraged to consider the longer term behaviour of the series, where this extra information is available.

For more information please visit the Explanatory Notes.

AURIN has made the following changes to the original data:

• Spatially enabled the original data with the ABS Australian Statistical Geography Standard (ASGS) SA2 2016 dataset.

• Some data values in Data by Region have been randomly adjusted or suppressed to avoid the release of confidential details.

• Where data was not available, not available for publication, nil or rounded to zero in the original data, it has been set to null.

• Columns and rows that did not contain any values in the original data have been removed.

Full-time equivalent enrolments of students by their primary verified disability, collected from 2013 as part of the annual enrolment data collection in Term 3. Students with a disability are those students who are verified by a Department for Education psychologist or speech pathologist as eligible for the Department for Education Disability Support Program. Students may have more than one disability but only the primary verified disability is included. Disabilities include: Autism Spectrum Disorder Global developmental delay Intellectual disability Physical disability Hearing disability Vision disability Speech and/ or language disability

This dataset presents data on health and disability available from the ABS Data by Region statistics. This release of Data by Region presents various data for 2011-2018 and Census of Population and Housing data for 2011 and 2016 and is based on the Local Government Area (LGA) 2019 boundaries. The dataset includes information in the following specified areas of health and disability: Disability Estimates and Private Health. Data by Region contains a standard set of data for each region type, depending on the availability of statistics for particular geographies. Data are sourced from a wide variety of collections, both ABS and non-ABS. When analysing these statistics, care needs to be taken as time periods, definitions, methodologies, scope and coverage can differ across collections. Where available, data have been presented as a time series - to enable users to assess changes over time. However, when looked at on a period to period basis, some series may sometimes appear volatile. When analysing the data, users are encouraged to consider the longer term behaviour of the series, where this extra information is available. For more information please visit the Explanatory Notes.

Comprehensive dataset of 31 Disability services in Australia as of July, 2025. Includes verified contact information (email, phone), geocoded addresses, customer ratings, reviews, business categories, and operational details. Perfect for market research, lead generation, competitive analysis, and business intelligence. Download a complimentary sample to evaluate data quality and completeness.

Clients with a disability in Queensland from 2010 who have presented seeking funded specialist disability support services by service type.

The data within this dashboard shows how we are performing against our objective to support people with disability to realise their potential by:

• increasing the number of people with disability who make decisions about their supports

• preparing for the full rollout of the NDIS by July 2018.

This dataset presents data on health and disability available from the ABS Data by Region statistics. This release of Data by Region presents various data for 2011-2018 and Census of Population and Housing data for 2011 and 2016 and is based on the Statistical Area 4 (SA4) 2016 boundaries. The dataset includes information in the following specified areas of health and disability: Disability Estimates and Private Health. Data by Region contains a standard set of data for each region type, depending on the availability of statistics for particular geographies. Data are sourced from a wide variety of collections, both ABS and non-ABS. When analysing these statistics, care needs to be taken as time periods, definitions, methodologies, scope and coverage can differ across collections. Where available, data have been presented as a time series - to enable users to assess changes over time. However, when looked at on a period to period basis, some series may sometimes appear volatile. When analysing the data, users are encouraged to consider the longer term behaviour of the series, where this extra information is available. For more information please visit the Explanatory Notes. AURIN has made the following changes to the original data:

Spatially enabled the original data with the ABS Australian Statistical Geography Standard (ASGS) SA4 2016 dataset.

Some data values in Data by Region have been randomly adjusted or suppressed to avoid the release of confidential details.

Where data was not available, not available for publication, nil or rounded to zero in the original data, it has been set to null.

Columns and rows that did not contain any values in the original data have been removed.

In 2018 in Australia, around 8.5 percent of people with a disability reported that they had experienced discrimination from an 'other source', such as an employer, work colleagues, family or friends, teachers or lecturers, and a range of other sources, in the 12 months preceding the survey. The majority of people with a disability reported that they had not experienced discrimination in the time period.

This report contains key program data for the Disability Employment Services (DES) program, including the two parts Disability Management Service (DMS) and Employment Support Service (ESS). The …Show full descriptionThis report contains key program data for the Disability Employment Services (DES) program, including the two parts Disability Management Service (DMS) and Employment Support Service (ESS). The report provides aggregated data on referrals, commencements, exits, caseload and outcomes for the DES program of the last five years. The report also includes a glossary. Reports after July 2018 only include 2010 and 2018 DES programs. Please refer to earlier reports for information on the previous programs.

Comprehensive dataset of 11,640 Disability services and support organizations in Australia as of June, 2025. Includes verified contact information (email, phone), geocoded addresses, customer ratings, reviews, business categories, and operational details. Perfect for market research, lead generation, competitive analysis, and business intelligence. Download a complimentary sample to evaluate data quality and completeness.

Full-time equivalent enrolments of students with a disability who are members of specific populations, collected from 2013 as part of the annual enrolment data collection in Term 3. Students with a disability are those students who are verified by a Department for Education psychologist or speech pathologist as eligible for the Department for Education Disability Support Program. Specific populations students are: Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islanders – Students who are of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander origin and who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander. Non-English Speaking Background (NESB) – Students who are from a non-English speaking background, including students born overseas with at least one parent/guardian being from a non-English speaking background. This excludes temporary residents and students speaking Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander Languages.