Outcome area Employment and financial security
Desired outcome: It is easier for people with disability to work and earn money.
Data can currently be reported for 10 measures. For the remaining measures, work will occur over the life of the Strategy to enable reporting.
Key findings
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In the second quarter of 2025–26, more than 3 in 5 NDIS participants aged 15–64 got the help they needed to do their job
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1 in 4 NDIS participants aged 15–64 in the labour force were in open employment at full award wage in the second quarter of 2025–26
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20% of NDIS participants aged 15–24 were employed in the second quarter of 2025–26
Priorities
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Supporting people with disability to find and keep jobs
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Disability Employment Services
19,297 valid claims for 52-week full outcomes for employment in the 12-month period for people with disability were received in 2024–25
Improving - the measure is moving in the direction the Strategy wants
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Employment services
6.9% of people with disability achieved at least one job placement in the 12-month period that later converted to a 26-week outcome in 2024–25
Regress - the measure is not moving in the direction the Strategy wants
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NDIS participants job support
63% of NDIS participants said they got the support they need to do their job in 2025–26 Q2
Regress - the measure is not moving in the direction the Strategy wants
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Unemployment gap
3.9 percentage points was the gap in unemployment rate for people with and without disability in 2022
No change - the latest data are similar to the baseline
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NDIS participants in full award wage employment
25% of NDIS participants aged 15–64 in the labour force were in open employment at full award wage in 2025–26 Q2
Improving - the measure is moving in the direction the Strategy wants
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Supporting young people with disability who leave school to find work
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VET graduate employment
57% of VET graduates with disability were employed on completion of training in 2025
Improving - the measure is moving in the direction the Strategy wants
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Young NDIS participant employment
20% of NDIS young people (aged 15–24) were employed in 2025–26 Q2
Improving - the measure is moving in the direction the Strategy wants
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Young people in employment
80% of young people aged 15–24 with disability in the labour force were employed in 2022
No change - the latest data are similar to the baseline
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Supporting people with disability to earn enough money to live well, plan for their future and have choice and control over their own lives
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Public sector employment
5.8% of public sector employees had disability in June 2025
Improving - the measure is moving in the direction the Strategy wants
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Median gross income gap
$480 per week was the gap in median gross income between people with and without disability aged 15–64 in 2022
No change - the latest data are similar to the baseline
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Status key
Back to top- Improving Used where there are 2 or more data points, including at least one data point after the start of the Strategy (December 2021), and the measure is moving in the direction the Strategy wants to see.
- No change Used where there are 2 or more data points, including at least one data point after the start of the Strategy (December 2021), and the latest data are similar to the baseline. For non-survey data, 'no change' is denoted when the difference between baseline and latest data is <0.5 percentage point. For survey data, 'no change' is denoted when the difference between baseline and latest data is not statistically significant.
- Regress Used where there are 2 or more data points, including at least one data point after the start of the Strategy (December 2021), and the measure is not moving in the direction the Strategy wants to see.
- Status not known yet Used when there is not enough data available yet to report on progress. This occurs when there is only one data point available (usually the baseline) or data after the start of the Strategy (December 2021) is yet to become available.
- Confidence status Added to indicate that care should be taken when looking at a reported status as there is some uncertainty in the data.