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Young NDIS participant employment

What is being tracked?

Measure: Proportion of NDIS young people (aged 15–24) in employment

This measure is part of the Transition to employment priority of the Strategy. This priority is about supporting young people with disability who leave school to find work.

The desired outcome is that more young people with disability are supported by the National Disability Insurance Scheme to find a job after leaving school.

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Outcome area: Employment and financial security Priority: Transition to employment

  • Baseline value

    18%in 2021–22 Q2

  • Latest value

    19%in 2022–23 Q4

Progress the measure is moving in the direction the Strategy wants

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Trends

Has the proportion of NDIS young people (aged 15–24) in employment increased over time?

The data in the graph and the table below show the proportion of NDIS young people (aged 15–24) in employment. Data from 2018–19 Q2 to 2022–23 Q4 are used. In 2022–23 Q4, 19% of young NDIS participants were employed, compared with 17% in 2018–19 Q2.

Source: National Disability Insurance Agency (NDIA) – Business Systems | Data source overview

State and territory

Does the proportion of NDIS young people (aged 15–24) in employment vary between states and territories?

The data in the graph and the table below show the proportion of NDIS young people (aged 15–24) in employment, grouped by Australian states and territories. In 2022–23 Q4, in the Australian Capital Territory, 25% of young NDIS participants were employed, as were 13% in Tasmania.

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Source: National Disability Insurance Agency (NDIA) – Business Systems | Data source overview

Population groups

How this measure varies by…

  • Does the proportion of NDIS young people (aged 15–24) in employment vary for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and non-Indigenous Australians?

    The data in the graph and the table below show the proportion of NDIS young people (aged 15–24) in employment, by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander status. In 2022–23 Q4, 12% of young Indigenous NDIS participants were employed, compared with 20% of young non-Indigenous participants.

    Source: National Disability Insurance Agency (NDIA) – Business Systems | Data source overview

  • Does the proportion of NDIS young people (aged 15–24) in employment vary by gender?

    The data in the graph and the table below show the proportion of NDIS young people (aged 15–24) in employment, for males and females. In 2022–23 Q4, 19% of young male NDIS participants were employed, compared with 20% of young female participants.

    Source: National Disability Insurance Agency (NDIA) – Business Systems | Data source overview

  • Does the proportion of NDIS young people (aged 15–24) in employment vary by cultural and linguistic diversity background?

    The data in the graph and the table below show the proportion of NDIS young people (aged 15–24) in employment, by culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) status. In 2022–23 Q4, 14% of young NDIS participants from CALD backgrounds were employed, compared with 20% among the non-CALD group.

    Source: National Disability Insurance Agency (NDIA) – Business Systems | Data source overview

  • Does the proportion of NDIS young people (aged 15–24) in employment vary by remoteness?

    The data in the graph and the table below show the proportion of NDIS young people (aged 15–24) in employment, grouped by remoteness. In 2022–23 Q4, in both regional areas with populations between 15,000 and 50,000 and those with populations between 5,000 and 15,000, 21% of NDIS young people were employed, as were 18% in remote and very remote areas.

    Source: National Disability Insurance Agency (NDIA) – Business Systems | Data source overview

  • Does the proportion of NDIS young people (aged 15–24) in employment vary by disability group?

    The data in the graph and the table below show the proportion of NDIS young people (aged 15–24) in employment, by disability group. In 2022–23 Q4, of young NDIS participants with a hearing impairment, 48% were employed, as were 12% of young NDIS participants with psychosocial disability (please note that some categories were not published due to small numbers and to protect confidentiality).

    Source: National Disability Insurance Agency (NDIA) – Business Systems | Data source overview

Where did these data come from?

Data on young NDIS participant employment come from administrative data collected by the National Disability Insurance Agency.

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