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DS NMDS data for 2015–16 exclude data from the Australian Capital Territory Government.
Disability support services: services provided under the National Disability Agreement 2015–16
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Topic: Disability
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AIHW
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (2017) Disability support services: services provided under the National Disability Agreement 2015–16, AIHW, Australian Government, accessed 11 December 2023.
APA
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. (2017). Disability support services: services provided under the National Disability Agreement 2015–16. Canberra: AIHW.
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Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. Disability support services: services provided under the National Disability Agreement 2015–16. AIHW, 2017.
Vancouver
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. Disability support services: services provided under the National Disability Agreement 2015–16. Canberra: AIHW; 2017.
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Australian Institute of Health and Welfare 2017, Disability support services: services provided under the National Disability Agreement 2015–16, AIHW, Canberra.
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In 2015–16, over 330,000 people used disability support services funded under the National Disability Agreement (NDA). With the progressive roll-out of the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) across Australia, many existing NDA service users are expected to move to the NDIS over time
- ISSN: 2205-5010 (PDF) 1446-9820 (Print)
- ISBN: 978-1-76054-120-0
- Cat. no: AUS 212
- Pages: 24
Findings from this report:
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More than half (59%) of all NDA service users were male
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The average age of NDA service users was 35
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6% of NDA service users were Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander people
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43% of NDA services users had an intellectual or learning disability