Disability Data – National2 1 in 6 Australians are estimated to have a disability, or about 4.4 million people. 90% of people with disabilities in Australia are living with an invisible disability. 44.5% of Australians with disability are aged 65 years and over. 3 in 5 people with disability living in households need help with at least one activity of daily living.
1 in 9 Australians aged 0 – 64 years have a disability. 1 in 2 Australians aged 65 years and over have a disability. 7.7% of children under 15 have a disability. 48% of working-age (aged 15-64) people with disability are employed, compared with 80% without disability.
59.7% of people with disability had their needs for assistance fully met. 1/3 of people with disability aged 15 years and over have completed year 12 or equivalent.
1 in 10 people with disability aged 15 years and over experienced discrimination in the previous 12 months, because of their disability.
7 in 10 primary carers are women. Statistics from Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (2022) People with disability in Australia 2022, catalogue number DIS 72, AIHW, Australian Government; and, Australian Bureau of Statistics Disability, Aging and Carers, Australia, 2018. 2
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