Overview

People with disability interact with every aspect of social policy and programs in Australia. They access both specialist and mainstream services across a wide variety of areas. Many also receive support through informal carers.

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

Latest findings

Almost three-quarters (71%) of NDA service users aged 15 and over who were in the labour force were unemployed Most (95%) of NDA service users were aged under 65, with an average age of 37 48% of working-age (aged 15–64) people with disability are employed, compared with 79% without disability. About 1 in 7 (14%) of NDA service users transitioned to the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) during the year In 2017–18, about 280,000 people used services under the National Disability Agreement (NDA) 24% of adults with disability experience very good or excellent health, compared with 65% of without disability. 32% of adults with disability experience high/very high psychological distress, compared with 8% without disability. 47% of adults with disability have experienced violence after the age of 15, compared with 36% without disability.

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Highlights

About 280,000people used services under the National Disability Agreement (NDA) in 2017–18
About 1 in 7(14%) NDA service users transitioned to the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) during the year
95%Most NDA service users were aged under 65, with an average age of 37
71%Almost three-quarters of NDA service users aged 15 and over who were in the labour force were unemployed