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How is severe disability distributed within Australian capital cities? What is the relationship between the percentage of people with severe disability living in a local metropolitan area and the socioeconomic disadvantage of the area? This report presents data on the geographical distribution of severe disability among people aged less than 65 years living in Australian capital cities, based on analysis of the 2006 Census of Population and Housing.

ISBN 978 1 74024 910 2; Cat. no. DIS 54; 0pp.; $20.00

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The geography of disability and economic disadvantage in Australian capital cities


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  1. Appendix table A5 was not available as part of the printed copy. (1 April 2009)

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AIHW 2009. The geography of disability and economic disadvantage in Australian capital cities. Cat. no. DIS 54. Canberra: AIHW.