State and territory
Do the attitudes of justice and legal workers towards people with disability vary between states and territories?
The data in the graph and the table below show the proportion of responses from justice and legal 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 2022, 72% of responses from justice and legal workers in South Australia were positive about being disability confident and responding positively to people with disability, as were 60% of responses from justice and legal workers in Victoria (please note that the proportion for the South Australia group has a high margin of error and should be used with caution; please note that the proportion for the Victoria 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
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Population groups
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Do the attitudes of justice and legal workers towards people with disability vary for First Nations and non-Indigenous legal workers?
The data in the graph and the table below show the proportion of responses from justice and legal workers (aged 18 and over) that were positive on being disability confident and responding positively to people with disability, by Indigenous status. In 2022, 65% of responses from non-Indigenous justice and legal workers were positive about being disability confident and responding positively to people with disability (the proportion for the First Nations group could 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 the attitudes of justice and legal workers towards people with disability vary by gender?
The data in the graph and the table below show the proportion of responses from justice and legal workers (aged 18 and over) that were positive on being disability confident and responding positively to people with disability, grouped by gender. In 2022, 67% of responses from male justice and legal workers were positive about being disability confident and responding positively to people with disability, as were 65% of responses from female justice and legal workers (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 the attitudes of justice and legal workers towards people with disability vary by age group?
The data in the graph and the table below show the proportion of responses from justice and legal workers (aged 18 and over) that were positive on being disability confident and responding positively to people with disability, grouped by age. In 2022, 69% of responses from justice and legal workers aged 25–44 were positive about being disability confident and responding positively to people with disability, as were 65% of responses from justice and legal workers aged 45–64.
* 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 the attitudes of justice and legal workers towards people with disability vary by cultural and linguistic diversity background?
The data in the graph and the table below show the proportion of responses from justice and legal 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 2022, 67% of responses from justice and legal workers with CALD backgrounds were positive about being disability confident and responding positively to people with disability, as were 65% of responses from justice and legal workers in the non-CALD group (please note that the proportion for the CALD 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 the attitudes of justice and legal workers people with disability vary by location?
The data in the graph and the table below show the proportion of responses from justice and legal workers (aged 18 and over) that were positive on being disability confident and responding positively to people with disability, by location. In 2022, 63% of responses from justice and legal 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 justice and legal workers 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 the attitudes of justice and legal workers 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 justice and legal workers (aged 18 and over) that were positive on being disability confident and responding positively to people with disability, by disability status. In 2022, 75% of responses from justice and legal workers with disability were positive about being disability confident and responding positively to people with disability, as were 62% of responses from justice and legal workers without disability.
Source: Department of Social Services – Australia’s Disability Strategy Survey – Share with us | Data source overview
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Do the attitudes of justice and legal workers towards people with disability vary by their carer status?
The data in the graph and the table below show the proportion of responses from justice and legal workers (aged 18 and over) that were positive on being disability confident and responding positively to people with disability, by carer status. In 2022, 66% of responses from justice and legal workers who were not a carer were positive about being disability confident and responding positively to people with disability, as were 60% of responses from justice and legal workers who were unpaid carer (please note that some categories were not published due to small sample numbers and to protect confidentiality, and the proportion for the unpaid carer 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%.
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 the attitudes of justice and legal workers 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 justice and legal 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 2022, 79% of responses from justice and legal workers who have previously lived with someone who had disability were positive about being disability confident and responding positively to people with disability, as were 64% of responses from justice and legal workers who have never lived with someone who had disability.
* 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 the attitudes of justice and legal workers 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 justice and legal 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 2022, 77% of responses from justice and legal workers who had a close friend with disability were positive about being disability confident and responding positively to people with disability, as were 70% of responses from justice and legal workers who had a close family member with disability.
* 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 the attitudes of justice and legal workers towards people with disability vary by education level?
The data in the graph and the table below show the proportion of responses from justice and legal 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 2022, 73% of responses from justice and legal workers who had completed a certificate or diploma were positive about being disability confident and responding positively to people with disability, as were 60% of responses from justice and legal workers who had completed a bachelor degree or higher.
* 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 the attitudes of justice and legal workers towards people with disability vary by sexual orientation?
The data in the graph and the table below show the proportion of responses from justice and legal workers (aged 18 and over) that were positive on being disability confident and responding positively to people with disability, by sexual orientation. In 2022, 66% of responses from justice and legal workers who were straight (heterosexual) were positive about being disability confident and responding positively to people with disability, as were 66% of responses from justice and legal workers 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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