Trends
Has the employment rate of young people with disability increased over time?
The data in the graph and the table below show the proportion of young people (aged 15–24) with disability in the labour force who are employed. Data from 2012 to 2022 are used. In 2022, 80% of young people with disability in the labour force were employed, compared with 76% in 2012. The baseline value used to track change over time was 76% in 2018.
Source:
Australian Bureau of Statistics – Survey of Disability, Ageing and Carers (SDAC)
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Data source overview
State and territory
Does the employment rate of young people with disability vary between states and territories?
The data in the graph and the table below show the proportion of young people (aged 15–24) with disability in the labour force who are employed, grouped by Australian states and territories. In 2022, 77% of young people with disability in the labour force in New South Wales and 75% in Queensland were employed (please note that the proportion for New South Wales has a high margin of error and should be used with caution; results for some jurisdictions were not published due to small sample numbers and to protect confidentiality).
# Should be used with caution: proportion has a Margin of Error (MoE) >10 percentage points and/or proportion ± MoE equals <0% or >100%.
n.p. (not published) Data have 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 employment rate of young people with disability vary for First Nations people and non-Indigenous Australians?
The data in the graph and the table below show the proportion of young people (aged 15–24) with disability in the labour force who are employed, by Indigenous status. In 2022, 82% of young non-Indigenous people with disability in the labour force were employed. Data for young First Nations people could not be published due to small sample numbers and to protect confidentiality.
n.p. (not published) Data have 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 employment rate of young people with disability vary by sex?
The data in the graph and the table below show the proportion of young people (aged 15–24) with disability in the labour force who are employed, for males and females. In 2022, 75% of young males with disability in the labour force were employed, compared with 84% of young females.
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics – Survey of Disability, Ageing and Carers (SDAC) | Data source overview
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Does the employment rate of young people with disability vary by cultural and linguistic diversity background?
The data in the graph and the table below show the proportion of young people (aged 15–24) with disability in the labour force who are employed, by culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) status. In 2022, 81% of young people with non-CALD backgrounds with disability in the labour force were employed. Data for young people with CALD backgrounds could not be published due to small sample numbers and to protect confidentiality.
n.p. (not published) Data have 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 employment rate of young people with disability vary by remoteness?
The data in the graph and the table below show the proportion of young people (aged 15–24) with disability in the labour force who are employed, grouped by remoteness. In 2022, 73% of young people with disability in the labour force living in inner regional, outer regional, and remote areas were employed, as were 83% of young people in major cities (please note that the proportion for inner regional, outer regional, and remote areas 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 and/or proportion ± MoE equals <0% or >100%.
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics – Survey of Disability, Ageing and Carers (SDAC) | Data source overview
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Does the employment rate of young people with disability vary by disability group?
The data in the graph and the table below show the proportion of young people (aged 15–24) with disability in the labour force who are employed, by disability group. In 2022, 79% of young people with physical restriction in the labour force were employed, compared with 75% of young people with psychosocial disability (please note that some categories were not published due to small sample numbers and to protect confidentiality).
n.p. (not published) Data have been suppressed to avoid identifying individual people.
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics – Survey of Disability, Ageing and Carers (SDAC) | Data source overview
Does the employment rate of young people with disability vary for Autistic and non-Autistic people?
The data in the graph and the table below show the proportion of young people (aged 15–24) with disability in the labour force who are employed, by whether they have autism. In 2022, 76% of Autistic young people with disability in the labour force were employed, compared with 80% of non-Autistic young people with disability (proportion for Autistic people with disability has a high margin of error and should be used with caution).
Please note that, in this data source, not all Autistic people are considered to have disability. Autistic people who do not report significant limitations, impairments or restrictions are considered to not have disability; these people are not reported on in this graph and table.
# Should be used with caution: proportion has a Margin of Error (MoE) >10 percentage points and/or proportion ± MoE equals <0% or >100%.
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics – Survey of Disability, Ageing and Carers (SDAC) | Data source overview
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Does the employment rate of young people with disability vary by severity of disability?
The data in the graph and the table below show the proportion of young people (aged 15–24) with disability in the labour force who are employed, grouped by disability severity. In 2022, the proportion of young people with disability in the labour force who were employed was 72% for young people with severe or profound disability, and 83% for young people with other disability status (please note that the proportion for the severe or profound 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 and/or proportion ± MoE equals <0% or >100%.
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics – Survey of Disability, Ageing and Carers (SDAC) | Data source overview
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Does the employment rate vary by a young person's disability status?
The data in the graph and the table below show the proportion of young people (aged 15–24) with disability in the labour force who are employed, compared with young people without disability. In 2022, 80% of young people with disability in the labour force were employed, compared with 92% of young people without disability.
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics – Survey of Disability, Ageing and Carers (SDAC) | Data source overview
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