State and territory
Do educator attitudes towards people with disability vary between states and territories?
The data in the graph and the table below show the proportion of responses from educators (aged 18 and over) that were positive on being disability confident and responding positively to people with disability, grouped by Australian states and territories. In 2022, 67% of responses from educators in Queensland were positive about being disability confident and responding positively to people with disability, as were 60% of responses from educators in New South Wales.
* Should be used with caution: proportion has a Margin of Error (MoE) >10 percentage points or proportion ± MoE is <0% or >100%.
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Department of Social Services – Australia’s Disability Strategy Survey – Share with us
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Data source overview
Population groups
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Do educator attitudes towards people with disability vary for First Nations and non-Indigenous educators?
The data in the graph and the table below show the proportion of responses from educators (aged 18 and over) that were positive on being disability confident and responding positively to people with disability, by Indigenous status. In 2022, 72% of responses from First Nations educators were positive about being disability confident and responding positively to people with disability, as were 63% of responses from non-Indigenous educators (please note that the proportion for the First Nations group has a high margin of error and should be used with caution).
* Should be used with caution: proportion has a Margin of Error (MoE) >10 percentage points or proportion ± MoE is <0% or >100%.
Source: Department of Social Services – Australia’s Disability Strategy Survey – Share with us | Data source overview
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Do educator attitudes towards people with disability vary by gender?
The data in the graph and the table below show the proportion of responses from educators (aged 18 and over) that were positive on being disability confident and responding positively to people with disability, grouped by gender. In 2022, 58% of responses from male educators were positive about being disability confident and responding positively to people with disability, as were 66% of responses from female educators (please note that the numbers for 'Non-binary/Other' gender category were not published due to small sample numbers and to protect confidentiality).
* n.p. (not published) Category has been suppressed to avoid identifying individual people.
Source: Department of Social Services – Australia’s Disability Strategy Survey – Share with us | Data source overview
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Do educator attitudes towards people with disability vary by age group?
The data in the graph and the table below show the proportion of responses from educators (aged 18 and over) that were positive on being disability confident and responding positively to people with disability, grouped by age. In 2022, 67% of responses from educators aged 45–64 were positive about being disability confident and responding positively to people with disability, as were 54% of responses from educators aged 18–24.
Source: Department of Social Services – Australia’s Disability Strategy Survey – Share with us | Data source overview
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Do educator attitudes towards people with disability vary by educators' cultural and linguistic diversity background?
The data in the graph and the table below show the proportion of responses from educators (aged 18 and over) that were positive on being disability confident and responding positively to people with disability, by culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) status. In 2022, 45% of responses from educators with CALD backgrounds were positive about being disability confident and responding positively to people with disability, as were 69% of responses from educators in the non-CALD group.
Source: Department of Social Services – Australia’s Disability Strategy Survey – Share with us | Data source overview
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Do educator attitudes towards people with disability vary by location?
The data in the graph and the table below show the proportion of responses from educators (aged 18 and over) that were positive on being disability confident and responding positively to people with disability, by location. In 2022, 61% of responses from educators in greater capital city areas were positive about being disability confident and responding positively to people with disability, as were 70% of responses from educators in the rest of state or territory locations.
Source: Department of Social Services – Australia’s Disability Strategy Survey – Share with us | Data source overview
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Do educator attitudes towards people with disability vary by their own disability status?
The data in the graph and the table below show the proportion of responses from educators (aged 18 and over) that were positive on being disability confident and responding positively to people with disability, by disability status. In 2022, 64% of responses from educators with disability were positive about being disability confident and responding positively to people with disability, as were 63% of responses from educators without disability.
Source: Department of Social Services – Australia’s Disability Strategy Survey – Share with us | Data source overview
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Do educator attitudes towards people with disability vary by their carer status?
The data in the graph and the table below show the proportion of responses from educators (aged 18 and over) that were positive on being disability confident and responding positively to people with disability, by carer status. In 2022, 86% of responses from educators who were both paid and unpaid carer were positive about being disability confident and responding positively to people with disability, as were 59% of responses from educators who were not a carer.
Source: Department of Social Services – Australia’s Disability Strategy Survey – Share with us | Data source overview
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Do educator attitudes towards people with disability vary by their experience of living with a person with disability?
The data in the graph and the table below show the proportion of responses from educators (aged 18 and over) that were positive on being disability confident and responding positively to people with disability, by experience of having lived with someone who had disability. In 2022, 74% of responses from educators who said they are currently living with someone with disability were positive about being disability confident and responding positively to people with disability, as were 60% of responses from educators who have never lived with someone who had disability.
Source: Department of Social Services – Australia’s Disability Strategy Survey – Share with us | Data source overview
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Do educator attitudes towards people with disability vary by their personal connection to someone with disability?
The data in the graph and the table below show the proportion of responses from educators (aged 18 and over) that were positive on being disability confident and responding positively to people with disability, by personal connection with someone who had disability. In 2022, 75% of responses from educators who had a boss or work supervisor with disability were positive about being disability confident and responding positively to people with disability, as were 49% of responses from educators who had not personally known someone with disability.
Source: Department of Social Services – Australia’s Disability Strategy Survey – Share with us | Data source overview
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Do educator attitudes towards people with disability vary by their education level?
The data in the graph and the table below show the proportion of responses from educators (aged 18 and over) that were positive on being disability confident and responding positively to people with disability, by highest level of education. In 2022, 68% of responses from educators who had completed a certificate or diploma were positive about being disability confident and responding positively to people with disability, as were 57% of responses from educators who had completed Year 12.
* Should be used with caution: proportion has a Margin of Error (MoE) >10 percentage points or proportion ± MoE is <0% or >100%.
Source: Department of Social Services – Australia’s Disability Strategy Survey – Share with us | Data source overview
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Do educator attitudes towards people with disability vary by their sexual orientation?
The data in the graph and the table below show the proportion of responses from educators (aged 18 and over) that were positive on being disability confident and responding positively to people with disability, by sexual orientation. In 2022, 63% of responses from educators who were straight (heterosexual) were positive about being disability confident and responding positively to people with disability, as were 64% of responses from educators whose sexual orientation was gay, lesbian, bisexual, or other (please note that the proportion for the gay, lesbian, bisexual, or other group has a high margin of error and should be used with caution).
* Should be used with caution: proportion has a Margin of Error (MoE) >10 percentage points or proportion ± MoE is <0% or >100%.
Source: Department of Social Services – Australia’s Disability Strategy Survey – Share with us | Data source overview
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