Young people in employment

What is being tracked?

Measure: Proportion of young people (aged 15–24) with disability in the labour force who are employed

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 have a job.

This measure will be replaced during the life of the Strategy once available data allow the following to be tracked – proportion of school leavers with disability who are not in employment, education or training 12 months later.

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

  • Baseline value

    76%in 2018

  • Latest value

    76%in 2018

Status not known yet more data from after the Strategy started are needed

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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 2018 are used. In both 2012 and 2018, 76% of young people with disability in the labour force were employed.

Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics – Survey of Disability, Ageing and Carers (SDAC) | 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 2018, 81% of young people with disability in the labour force in Victoria were employed, as were 76% in Western Australia (please note that state-specific proportions all have high margins of error and should be used with caution; results for some jurisdictions were not published due to small sample numbers and to protect confidentiality).

Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics – Survey of Disability, Ageing and Carers (SDAC) | Data source overview

Population groups

How this measure varies by…

  • 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 2018, 76% 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 low sample numbers.

    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 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 2018, 72% of young males with disability in the labour force were employed, compared with 79% of young females.

    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 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 2018, 75% 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 low sample numbers.

    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 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 2018, 76% of young people with disability in the labour force living in major cities were employed, as were 77% of young people in inner regional, outer regional, and remote areas (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).

    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 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 2018, 77% of young people with sensory and speech, intellectual, physical restriction, and other disability in the labour force were employed, compared with 64% of young people with psychosocial disability (please note that proportions for most disability groups have high margins of error and should be used with caution, and some categories were not published due to small sample numbers and to protect confidentiality).

    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 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 2018, the proportion of young people with disability in the labour force who were employed was similar for young people with severe or profound disability and for young people with other disability status, at 76%.

    Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics – Survey of Disability, Ageing and Carers (SDAC) | Data source overview

Where did these data come from?

Data on young people in employment come from survey data collected by the Australian Bureau of Statistics.

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