Trends
Has the proportion of undergraduate higher education students with disability increased over time?
The data in the graph and the table below show the proportion of undergraduate higher education students with disability (aged 15 and over). Data from 2011 to 2022 are used. In 2022, 11% of undergraduate higher education students had disability, compared with 5.0% in 2011.
Source:
Higher Education Statistics Collection (HESC)
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Data source overview
State and territory
Does the proportion of undergraduate higher education students with disability vary between states and territories?
The data in the graph and the table below show the proportion of undergraduate higher education students with disability (aged 15 and over), grouped by Australian states and territories. In 2022, in South Australia, 14% of undergraduate higher education students had disability, compared with 11% in both New South Wales and Queensland.
Source:
Higher Education Statistics Collection (HESC)
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Data source overview
Population groups
How this measure varies by…
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Does the proportion of undergraduate higher education students with disability vary for First Nations people and non-Indigenous Australians?
The data in the graph and the table below show the proportion of undergraduate higher education students with disability (aged 15 and over), by Indigenous status. In 2022, 19% of First Nations undergraduate higher education students had disability, compared with 11% of non-Indigenous students.
Source: Higher Education Statistics Collection (HESC) | Data source overview
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Does the proportion of undergraduate higher education students with disability vary by gender?
The data in the graph and the table below show the proportion of undergraduate higher education students with disability (aged 15 and over), grouped by gender. In 2022, 9.2% of male undergraduate higher education students had disability, compared with 13% of females and 45% of students whose gender was recorded as ‘Indeterminate/ Intersex/ Unspecified’.
Source: Higher Education Statistics Collection (HESC) | Data source overview
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Does the proportion of undergraduate higher education students with disability vary by age?
The data in the graph and the table below show the proportion of undergraduate higher education students with disability (aged 15 and over), grouped by age. In 2022, 22% of undergraduate higher education students aged 65 and over had disability, compared with 10% in the 15–24 age group.
Source: Higher Education Statistics Collection (HESC) | Data source overview
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Does the proportion of undergraduate higher education students with disability vary by language background?
The data in the graph and the table below show the proportion of undergraduate higher education students with disability (aged 15 and over), by language background. In 2022, 12% of undergraduate higher education students from an English-speaking background (ESB) had disability, compared with 4.8% among the non-English-speaking (NESB) group.
Source: Higher Education Statistics Collection (HESC) | Data source overview
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Does the proportion of undergraduate higher education students with disability vary by remoteness?
The data in the graph and the table below show the proportion of undergraduate higher education students with disability (aged 15 and over), grouped by remoteness. In 2022, in inner regional areas, 13% of undergraduate higher education students had disability, compared with 9.8% in very remote areas.
Source: Higher Education Statistics Collection (HESC) | Data source overview
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What type(s) of disability do undergraduate higher education students with disability have?
The data in the graph and the table below show the proportion of students with specific disability types among the undergraduate higher education students with disability (aged 15 and over). In 2022, of undergraduate higher education students with disability, 46% had intellectual disability, and 27% had an acquired brain injury.
Source: Higher Education Statistics Collection (HESC) | Data source overview
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