Outcome area Health and wellbeing
Desired outcome: It is easier for people with disability to get good health care and services when they need it.
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 2021–22, there were 17,608 emergency department presentations per 100,000 people with disability where the care could have been provided by a GP
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There were 1,841 hospital admissions per 100,000 people with disability in 2021–22 which were involuntary
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About 1 in 2 NDIS participants reported feeling satisfied about their life in general in 2024–25
Priorities
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Supporting the health of people with disability by improving their experience when they need to access health services
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Potentially avoidable deaths
238 potentially avoidable deaths per 100,000 people with disability in 2021–22 occurred in hospital
33 potentially avoidable deaths per 100,000 people without disability in 2021–22 occurred in hospital
No change - the latest data are similar to the baseline
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Community health care satisfaction
89% of people with disability were satisfied with the quality of care provided by the community allied health care sector
Status not known yet - more data from after the Strategy started are needed
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Self-reported health
68% of people with disability reported excellent, very good or good health in 2022
95% of people without disability reported excellent, very good or good health in 2022
No change - the latest data are similar to the baseline
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Improving access to health care for people with disability
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GP-type emergency presentations
17,608 emergency presentations per 100,000 people with disability could have been handled by a GP in 2021–22
Improving - the measure is moving in the direction the Strategy wants
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Medical facility accessibility
11% of people with disability had difficulty accessing medical facilities (GP, dentist, hospital) in 2022
Improving - the measure is moving in the direction the Strategy wants
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Access to preventive health care
66% of people with disability accessed preventive and early intervention health services without difficulty in 2024
82% of people without disability accessed preventive and early intervention health services without difficulty in 2024
Status not known yet - more data from after the Strategy started are needed
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Supporting the mental health of people with disability and improving their experience of mental health care
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Involuntary hospital admissions
1,841 hospital admissions per 100,000 people with disability in 2021–22 were involuntary
Improving - the measure is moving in the direction the Strategy wants
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High psychological distress
31% of adults with disability had high or very high levels of psychological distress in 2022
No change - the latest data are similar to the baseline
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NDIS participants life satisfaction
56% of NDIS participants reported feeling satisfied about their life as a whole in 2024–25
Some uncertainty in the data
Improving - the measure is moving in the direction the Strategy wants
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Acute mental health restraint use
Future data development Data for this measure will be added when it becomes available
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Improving emergency service responses for people with disability
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Accessing emergency services
86% of people with disability reported they were satisfied in the accessibility of emergency, disaster preparedness and response information and services in 2024
Status not known yet - more data from after the Strategy started are needed
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Inclusive disaster management
Future data development Data for this measure will be added when it becomes available
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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.