How's the Strategy going?
The 7 outcome areas of the Strategy cover things that people with disability have said need to get better if Australia is to be more inclusive. To know if the Strategy is working and progress is being made in these areas, specific things are tracked – called measures.
In October 2023, available data allowed 55 measures to be included on this site. Initial progress can be tracked for 19 of these measures.
Where do the data come from?
The reported data come from lots of different sources. Information is collected by Commonwealth, state and territory government departments and agencies as part of the services they provide. Other information is collected through surveys. For some of these sources, new data are available multiple times each year. For others, new data are only available once a year. Then there are some sources where it may be several years before new data can be provided – this tends to be where the data come from sources such as big national surveys.
Additional data will be added as it becomes available. This will be used to help keep track of:
- what is happening for people with disability
- what changes over time.
Other measures that require future data development will also be added when these developments are complete.
For more information about the data see About this site and About future data development.
See a list of what is being tracked with the latest available status of each measure – All measures.
Highlights across the Strategy
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Around 31,000 valid claims were created for a 52-week employment outcome by a person with disability in 2022–23
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In 2018, the median income per week for people with disability was half that of those without disability ($505 compared with $1,016)
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The time waited by households with a disability for public housing was over 500 days on average in 2021–22
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For every 1,000 NDIS participants, less than 2 complaints relating to abuse or neglect were received in 2021–22
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In the fourth quarter of 2022–23, 3 in 4 NDIS participants felt NDIS helped them have more choice and control over their lives after 2 years in the scheme
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In 2018, nearly 3 in 4 people with disability had their needs for assistance fully met
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In 2022, 6.3% of children enrolled in preschool programs the year before full-time schooling had disability compared with an estimated 7.6% in the community in 2018
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In 2018, over 2 in 5 people with disability aged 20–64 had completed Year 12 or equivalent
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In 2018, 1 in 10 people with disability who needed to go to hospital could not be admitted when they needed to be
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Fewer people with disability reported excellent, very good or good health in 2017–18 than people without disability (69% compared with 94%)
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In 2022, 77% of employer responses were positive about employing people with disability
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1 in 2 people with disability felt valued and respected in their community in 2022