Trends
Have health worker attitudes towards people with disability changed over time?
The data in the graph and the table below show the proportion of responses from health workers (aged 18 and over) that were positive on being disability confident and responding positively to people with disability. Data from 2022 to 2024 are used. In both 2022 and 2024, 71% of health worker responses were positive. The baseline used to track change over time is 2022.
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Department of Health, Disability and Ageing – Australia’s Disability Strategy Survey – Share with us
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Data source overview
State and territory
Do health worker 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 health workers (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 2024, 83% of responses from health workers in Tasmania and 65% in the Australian Capital Territory were positive about being disability confident and responding positively to people with disability.
Source:
Department of Health, Disability and Ageing – Australia’s Disability Strategy Survey – Share with us
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Data source overview
Population groups
How this measure varies by…
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Do health worker attitudes towards people with disability for First Nations and non-Indigenous health workers?
The data in the graph and the table below show the proportion of responses from health workers (aged 18 and over) that were positive on being disability confident and responding positively to people with disability, by Indigenous status. In 2024, 67% of responses from First Nations health workers and 71% of responses from non-Indigenous health workers were positive about being disability confident and responding positively to people with disability (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 and/or proportion ± MoE equals <0% or >100%.
Source: Department of Health, Disability and Ageing – Australia’s Disability Strategy Survey – Share with us | Data source overview
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Do health worker attitudes towards people with disability vary by gender?
The data in the graph and the table below show the proportion of responses from health workers (aged 18 and over) that were positive on being disability confident and responding positively to people with disability, grouped by gender. In 2024, 69% of responses from male health workers were positive about being disability confident and responding positively to people with disability, as were 72% of responses from female health workers (the proportion for health workers in the 'Non-binary/Other' gender category was not published due to small respondent numbers).
n.p. (not published) Data have been suppressed to avoid identifying individual people.
Source: Department of Health, Disability and Ageing – Australia’s Disability Strategy Survey – Share with us | Data source overview
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Do health worker attitudes towards people with disability vary by age group?
The data in the graph and the table below show the proportion of responses from health workers (aged 18 and over) that were positive on being disability confident and responding positively to people with disability, grouped by age. In 2024, 76% of responses from health workers aged 65 and over were positive about being disability confident and responding positively to people with disability, as were 67% of responses from health workers aged 18–24.
Source: Department of Health, Disability and Ageing – Australia’s Disability Strategy Survey – Share with us | Data source overview
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Do health worker attitudes towards people with disability vary by health worker cultural and linguistic diversity background?
The data in the graph and the table below show the proportion of responses from health workers (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 2024, 62% of responses from health workers with CALD backgrounds were positive about being disability confident and responding positively to people with disability, compared with 75% of responses from health workers in the non-CALD group.
Source: Department of Health, Disability and Ageing – Australia’s Disability Strategy Survey – Share with us | Data source overview
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Do health worker attitudes towards people with disability vary by location?
The data in the graph and the table below show the proportion of responses from health workers (aged 18 and over) that were positive on being disability confident and responding positively to people with disability, by location. In 2024, 69% of responses from health workers in greater capital city areas were positive about being disability confident and responding positively to people with disability, as were 74% of responses from health workers in the rest of state or territory locations.
Source: Department of Health, Disability and Ageing – Australia’s Disability Strategy Survey – Share with us | Data source overview
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Do health worker 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 health workers (aged 18 and over) that were positive on being disability confident and responding positively to people with disability, by disability status. In 2024, 76% of responses from health workers with disability were positive about being disability confident and responding positively to people with disability, as were 69% of responses from health workers without disability.
Source: Department of Health, Disability and Ageing – Australia’s Disability Strategy Survey – Share with us | Data source overview
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Do health worker 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 health workers (aged 18 and over) that were positive on being disability confident and responding positively to people with disability, by carer status. In 2024, 85% of responses from health workers who were both paid and unpaid carers were positive about being disability confident and responding positively to people with disability, as were 66% of responses from health workers who were not carers.
Source: Department of Health, Disability and Ageing – Australia’s Disability Strategy Survey – Share with us | Data source overview
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Do health worker 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 health workers (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 2024, 79% of responses from health workers who currently lived with someone with disability were positive about being disability confident and responding positively to people with disability, as were 70% of responses from health workers who never lived with someone with disability.
Source: Department of Health, Disability and Ageing – Australia’s Disability Strategy Survey – Share with us | Data source overview
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Do health worker 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 health workers (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 2024, 80% of responses from health workers who had a partner with disability were positive about being disability confident and responding positively to people with disability, as were 64% of responses from health workers who had no personal connection to someone with disability.
Source: Department of Health, Disability and Ageing – Australia’s Disability Strategy Survey – Share with us | Data source overview
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Do health worker attitudes towards people with disability vary by education level?
The data in the graph and the table below show the proportion of responses from health workers (aged 18 and over) that were positive on being disability confident and responding positively to people with disability, by highest level of education. In 2024, 73% of responses from health workers who had completed a certificate or diploma were positive about being disability confident and responding positively to people with disability, as were 70% of responses from health workers who had completed a bachelor degree or higher.
# Should be used with caution: proportion has a Margin of Error (MoE) >10 percentage points and/or proportion ± MoE equals <0% or >100%.
Source: Department of Health, Disability and Ageing – Australia’s Disability Strategy Survey – Share with us | Data source overview
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Do health worker attitudes towards people with disability vary by sexual orientation?
The data in the graph and the table below show the proportion of responses from health workers (aged 18 and over) that were positive on being disability confident and responding positively to people with disability, by sexual orientation. In 2024, 71% of responses from health workers who were straight (heterosexual) were positive about being disability confident and responding positively to people with disability, as were 75% of responses from health workers whose sexual orientation was gay, lesbian, bisexual, or other.
Source: Department of Health, Disability and Ageing – Australia’s Disability Strategy Survey – Share with us | Data source overview
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