Trends
Has the disability unemployment gap decreased over time?
The data in the graph and the table below show the proportion of people with disability (aged 15 and over) in the labour force who are unemployed, compared with people without disability. Data from 2012 to 2018 are used. The disability unemployment gap was 4.7 percentage points in 2018 and 4.0 percentage points in 2012.
Source:
Australian Bureau of Statistics – Survey of Disability, Ageing and Carers (SDAC)
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Data source overview
State and territory
Does the disability unemployment gap vary between states and territories?
The data in the graph and the table below show the gap in proportion of people with disability (aged 15 and over) in the labour force who are unemployed, compared with people without disability, grouped by Australian states and territories. The disability unemployment gap was 5.6 percentage points in Victoria, 4.8 percentage points in New South Wales, and 3.9 percentage points in Western Australia (please note that some categories were not published due to small sample numbers and to protect confidentiality).
˜ Gap small or not significant: available data cannot confirm with confidence that there is a disability-related gap for this group.
n.p. (not published) Category has been suppressed to avoid identifying individual people.
Source:
Australian Bureau of Statistics – Survey of Disability, Ageing and Carers (SDAC)
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Data source overview
Population groups
How this measure varies by…
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Does the disability unemployment gap vary for First Nations people and non-Indigenous Australians?
The data in the graph and the table below show the gap in proportion of people with disability (aged 15 and over) in the labour force who are unemployed, compared with people without disability, by Indigenous status. In 2018, the disability unemployment gap was 4.6 percentage points for non-Indigenous Australians (please note that the available data cannot confirm with confidence the existence and size of the disability unemployment gap for First Nations people).
* Should be used with caution: proportion has a Margin of Error (MoE) >10 percentage points or proportion ± MoE is <0% or >100%.
˜ Gap small or not significant: available data cannot confirm with confidence that there is a disability-related gap for this group.Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics – Survey of Disability, Ageing and Carers (SDAC) | Data source overview
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Does the disability unemployment gap vary by sex?
The data in the graph and the table below show the gap in proportion of people with disability (aged 15 and over) in the labour force who are unemployed, compared with people without disability, for males and females. In 2018, the disability unemployment gap was 5.0 percentage points for males and 4.1 percentage points for females.
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics – Survey of Disability, Ageing and Carers (SDAC) | Data source overview
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Does the disability unemployment gap vary by age group?
The data in the graph and the table below show the gap in proportion of people with disability (aged 15 and over) in the labour force who are unemployed, compared with people without disability, grouped by age. In 2018, the disability unemployment gap was 13 percentage points for the 15–24 age group, compared with 3.7 percentage points in the 45–64 age group (please note that some categories 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: Australian Bureau of Statistics – Survey of Disability, Ageing and Carers (SDAC) | Data source overview
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Does the disability unemployment gap vary by cultural and linguistic diversity background?
The data in the graph and the table below show the gap in proportion of people with disability (aged 15 and over) in the labour force who are unemployed, compared with people without disability, by culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) status. In 2018, the disability unemployment gap was 4.9 percentage points for the non-CALD group (please note that the available data cannot confirm with confidence the existence and size of the disability unemployment gap for people from CALD backgrounds).
˜ Gap small or not significant: available data cannot confirm with confidence that there is a disability-related gap for this group.
n.p. (not published) Category has been suppressed to avoid identifying individual people.Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics – Survey of Disability, Ageing and Carers (SDAC) | Data source overview
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Does the disability unemployment gap vary by remoteness?
The data in the graph and the table below show the gap in proportion of people with disability (aged 15 and over) in the labour force who are unemployed, compared with people without disability, grouped by remoteness. In 2018, the disability unemployment gap was 5.0 percentage points in major cities, and 4.0 percentage points in inner regional areas.
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics – Survey of Disability, Ageing and Carers (SDAC) | Data source overview
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Does the disability unemployment gap vary by disability group?
The data in the graph and the table below show the gap in proportion of people with disability (aged 15 and over) in the labour force who are unemployed, compared with people without disability, by disability group. In 2018, the disability unemployment gap was 19 percentage points for people with psychosocial disability, compared with 1.6 percentage points for people with sensory and speech disability.
˜ Gap small or not significant: available data cannot confirm with confidence that there is a disability-related gap for this group.
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics – Survey of Disability, Ageing and Carers (SDAC) | Data source overview
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Does the disability unemployment gap vary by severity of disability?
The data in the graph and the table below show the gap in proportion of people with disability (aged 15 and over) in the labour force who are unemployed, compared with people without disability, grouped by disability severity. In 2018, the disability unemployment gap for people with severe or profound disability was 6.3 percentage points, compared with 4.3 percentage points for people with other disability status.
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics – Survey of Disability, Ageing and Carers (SDAC) | Data source overview
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