People with and without disability
What proportions of people with and without disability could access preventive and early intervention services without difficulty?
The data in the graph and the table below show the proportion of people with and without disability (aged 18 and over) who accessed preventive and early intervention health care services without difficulty in the last year. In 2024, 66% of people with disability could easily access preventive health care, compared with 82% of people without disability.
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Department of Health, Disability and Ageing – Australia’s Disability Strategy Survey – Share with us
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State and territory
Does the proportion of people with disability who accessed preventive and early intervention services without difficulty vary between states and territories?
The data in the graph and the table below show the proportion of people with and without disability (aged 18 and over) who accessed preventive and early intervention health care services without difficulty in the last year, grouped by Australian states and territories. In 2024, 67% of people with disability in both New South Wales and the Australian Capital Territory and 61% in the Northern Territory could easily access preventive health care.
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Department of Health, Disability and Ageing – Australia’s Disability Strategy Survey – Share with us
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Population groups
How this measure varies by…
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Does the proportion of people with disability who accessed preventive and early intervention services without difficulty vary by Indigenous status?
The data in the graph and the table below show the proportion of people with and without disability (aged 18 and over) who accessed preventive and early intervention health care services without difficulty in the last year, by Indigenous status. In 2024, 49% of First Nations people with disability and 66% of non-Indigenous people with disability could easily access preventive health care (please note that the proportion for the First Nations 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: Department of Health, Disability and Ageing – Australia’s Disability Strategy Survey – Share with us | Data source overview
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Does the proportion of people with disability who accessed preventive and early intervention services without difficulty vary by gender?
The data in the graph and the table below show the proportion of people with and without disability (aged 18 and over) who accessed preventive and early intervention health care services without difficulty in the last year, grouped by gender. In 2024, 73% of men with disability could easily access preventive health care, as did 60% of women with disability, and 32% of people with disability whose gender identity was other than man or woman (please note that the proportion for people with disability with gender reported as 'Non-binary/Other' has a high margin of error and should be used with caution; some categories were not published due to small sample numbers).
# 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: Department of Health, Disability and Ageing – Australia’s Disability Strategy Survey – Share with us | Data source overview
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Does the proportion of people with disability who accessed preventive and early intervention services without difficulty vary by age?
The data in the graph and the table below show the proportion of people with and without disability (aged 18 and over) who accessed preventive and early intervention health care services without difficulty in the last year, by age group. In 2024, 81% of people with disability aged 65 and over could easily access preventive health care, compared with 48% of people with disability aged 25–44.
Source: Department of Health, Disability and Ageing – Australia’s Disability Strategy Survey – Share with us | Data source overview
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Does the proportion of people with disability who accessed preventive and early intervention services without difficulty vary by cultural and linguistic diversity background?
The data in the graph and the table below show the proportion of people with and without disability (aged 18 and over) who accessed preventive and early intervention health care services without difficulty in the last year, by cultural and linguistic diversity (CALD) status. In 2024, 64% of people with disability from CALD backgrounds could easily access preventive health care, as did 66% of people with disability in the non-CALD group.
Source: Department of Health, Disability and Ageing – Australia’s Disability Strategy Survey – Share with us | Data source overview
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Does the proportion of people with disability who accessed preventive and early intervention services without difficulty vary by location?
The data in the graph and the table below show the proportion of people with and without disability (aged 18 and over) who accessed preventive and early intervention health care services without difficulty in the last year, by location. In 2024, 68% of people with disability in greater capital city areas could easily access preventive health care, compared with 62% of people with disability in the rest of state or territory locations.
Source: Department of Health, Disability and Ageing – Australia’s Disability Strategy Survey – Share with us | Data source overview
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Does the proportion of people with disability who accessed preventive and early intervention services without difficulty vary by severity of disability?
The data in the graph and the table below show the proportion of people with disability (aged 18 and over) who accessed preventive and early intervention health care services without difficulty in the last year, by severity of disability, and compared with people without disability. In 2024, 51% of people with severe or profound disability could easily access preventive health care, compared with 69% of people with milder forms of disability.
Source: Department of Health, Disability and Ageing – Australia’s Disability Strategy Survey – Share with us | Data source overview
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Does the proportion of people with disability who accessed preventive and early intervention services without difficulty vary by disability group?
The data in the graph and the table below show the proportion of people with disability (aged 18 and over) who accessed preventive and early intervention health care services without difficulty in the last year, by disability group, and compared with people without disability. In 2024, 69% of people with sensory or speech disability could easily access preventive health care, compared with 44% of people with intellectual disability.
Source: Department of Health, Disability and Ageing – Australia’s Disability Strategy Survey – Share with us | Data source overview
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Does the proportion of people with disability who accessed preventive and early intervention services without difficulty vary by level of education?
The data in the graph and the table below show the proportion of people with and without disability (aged 18 and over) who accessed preventive and early intervention health care services without difficulty in the last year, by highest level of education. In 2024, 68% of people with disability who completed a bachelor degree or higher could easily access preventive health care, compared with 63% of people with disability who completed Year 12.
Source: Department of Health, Disability and Ageing – Australia’s Disability Strategy Survey – Share with us | Data source overview
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Does the proportion of people with disability who accessed preventive and early intervention services without difficulty vary by employment status?
The data in the graph and the table below show the proportion of people with and without disability (aged 18 and over) who accessed preventive and early intervention health care services without difficulty in the last year, by employment status. In 2024, 70% of people with disability who were not employed could easily access preventive health care, compared with 61% of employed people with disability.
Source: Department of Health, Disability and Ageing – Australia’s Disability Strategy Survey – Share with us | Data source overview
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Does the proportion of people with disability who accessed preventive and early intervention services without difficulty vary by sexual orientation?
The data in the graph and the table below show the proportion of people with and without disability (aged 18 and over) who accessed preventive and early intervention health care services without difficulty in the last year, by sexual orientation. In 2024, 68% of straight (heterosexual) people with disability could easily access preventive health care, compared with 51% of people with disability whose sexual orientation was gay, lesbian, bisexual, or other.
Source: Department of Health, Disability and Ageing – Australia’s Disability Strategy Survey – Share with us | Data source overview
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