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.

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.

In 2018, over *********** people in Australia had a disability related to hearing loss. Loss of sight disabilities were less common, with around *** thousand reporting a loss of sight disability that year. Overall, more than *********** people in Australia had a disability that year.

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.

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

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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According to a survey conducted in Australia in 2018, almost three-quarters of people disagreed that people with a disability are a burden on society. Around ** percent of people neither agreed nor disagreed with the statement.

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

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.

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.

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 3 (SA3) 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) SA3 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.

SA2 based data for Unpaid Assistance To A Person With A Disability by Age by Sex, for 2011 Census. Count of all persons persons aged 15 years and over on Census night based on place of usual residence. Data sourced from: http://www.abs.gov.au/census. For further information about these and related statistics, contact the National Information and Referral Services on 1300 135 070. Periodicity: 5-Yearly.

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.

Useful apps and tools available for people with disability in Queensland

SA4 based data for Unpaid Assistance To A Person With A Disability by Age by Sex, for 2011 Census. Count of all persons persons aged 15 years and over on Census night based on place of usual …Show full descriptionSA4 based data for Unpaid Assistance To A Person With A Disability by Age by Sex, for 2011 Census. Count of all persons persons aged 15 years and over on Census night based on place of usual residence. Data sourced from: http://www.abs.gov.au/census. For further information about these and related statistics, contact the National Information and Referral Services on 1300 135 070. Periodicity: 5-Yearly. Copyright attribution: Government of the Commonwealth of Australia - Australian Bureau of Statistics, (2011): ; accessed from AURIN on 12/16/2021. Licence type: Creative Commons Attribution 2.5 Australia (CC BY 2.5 AU)

Background People with intellectual disability (ID) experience poorer health outcomes than the general population. One of the barriers to quality healthcare is lack of knowledge and understanding of ID by nurses (Trollor et al., 2017). The near absence of ID content in pre-registration nursing curricula plays a part in the poor understanding of the varied and complex healthcare needs of this vulnerable population leading to negative attitudes and subsequent shortfalls in the provision of quality care (Howie et al., 2021).
Rationale/Justification It is important to understand the experiences of acute care RNs when providing care in the absence of any meaningful ID education, given the recognised extra skills required to facilitate appropriate and quality nursing care. An extensive search of the literature determined no studies have been conducted concerning the lived experience of RNs caring for people with ID in the acute care hospital context, both internationally and in Australia, which provided a rationale for this study to be undertaken. Expected Outcomes Knowledge generated from this proposed study will provide new insights and understanding available to clinicians and health care services. Through an evidenced-based approach, such knowledge has the potential to guide nursing practice, nurse educators and curriculum designers, and policy makers at all levels of health service provision, including the Council of Deans for Nursing and Midwifery. Aims/objectives/research question The aim of this study was to explore the lived experiences of registered nurses (RNs) in caring for people with ID in the acute care hospital context in Australia. The study research objectives were: i) to understand the lived experience of RNs, as described by them, in caring for a person with ID, and ii) to describe how individuals made sense of their experience in caring for a person with ID. The research question posed was: What is the lived experience of registered nurses caring for people with intellectual disability in the acute care hospital context in Australia? Research design and methods The methodological approach chosen to best answer the research question was descriptive phenomenology informed by the works of Husserl (1859-1938) and adopting Colaizzi’s (1978) seven-step data analytical framework. Participant details The number of participants is expected to be between 10 to 15. The inclusion criteria are Registered nurses who: • were involved in the direct care of a person with ID in the past four years.
• have worked in a private or public hospital, or who have worked in community settings involving admissions and discharges of people with ID in an acute care facility in any State or Territory of Australia. Participants will be asked to attend two interviews. The first interview will take one hour or more. The second interview is to confirm that data analysed from the first interview is true and correct and will take about 30 minutes. Interviews will be conducted face-to-face, on Skype, or by phone at a mutually agreed place and time. Interviews will be audio recorded and later transcribed by a professional transcriber. Process of Recruitment An advertisement will be placed in a number of nursing magazines or journals that have a national circulation inviting interested potential participants to be part of the study. The advertisement will contain information about the study, level of expected involvement, and contact details of the researcher, inviting interested registered nurses to make contact by phone or by email. Results/outcomes/future plans Participants will be sent a summary of the written report if consent is given. Dissemination of findings will be through a thesis, publications in peer reviewed journals, and at national and international conferences.

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.

Increase by 10% the number of people with a disability employed in South Australia by 2020.

This dataset is now retired, please refer to the Disability Services National Minimum Data Set – Annual dataset. The purpose of the Disability Services National Minimum Data Set (DS NMDS) collection is to facilitate the annual collation of nationally comparable data about National Disability Agreement (NDA) funded services, and to obtain reliable, consistent data with minimal load on the disability services field. Under the NDA, the Disability Administrators in all Australian jurisdictions are responsible for ensuring that DS NMDS information will be comparable across all jurisdictions and years.