Overview

Disability is an umbrella term for any or all of the following components, all of which may also be influenced by environmental and personal factors:

  • impairment—problems in body function or structure
  • activity limitation—difficulties in executing activities
  • participation restriction—problems an individual may experience in involvement in life situations.

More reports and statistics on disability can be found under Disability services.

Latest findings

83% of Australians with autism were aged under 25 Males were 4 times as likely as females to have autism Almost 4 in 5 NDA service users with autism were aged under 25 164,000 Australians had autism in 2015 At birth, Australians can expect to live, on average, over one-fifth of their lives with some level of disability At age 65, Australians can expect to live, on average, over half of their remaining years with some level of disability 43,500 NDA service users had autism

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Highlights

1 in 150Australians has autism
At age 65,Australians can expect to live, on average, over half of their remaining years with some level of disability
At birth,Australians can expect to live, on average, over one-fifth of their lives with some level of disability
Disability-free life expectancyof Australians—the estimated years they can expect to live without disability—has improved in recent years