Self-reported health

Population groups

• Indigenous status

  Does the proportion of people with disability who report good health vary between First Nations people and non-Indigenous Australians?

  The data in the graph and the table below show the proportion of people with disability (aged 15 and over) who reported excellent, very good or good health, compared with people without disability, by Indigenous status. In 2018–19, 60% of First Nations people with disability reported excellent, very good or good health, as did 68% of non-Indigenous people in 2022.

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  Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander status	With disability	95% Confidence Interval	Without disability	95% Confidence Interval
  Aged 15–64
  First Nations	62%	(58.6%–65.2%)	90%	(88.5%–92.4%)
  Non-Indigenous	71%	(68.8%–72.9%)	95%	(94.2%–95.9%)
  Aged 65 and over
  First Nations	44%	(37.2%–51.0%)	81%	(72.0%–90.9%)
  Non-Indigenous	62%	(59.6%–65.2%)	92%	(90.3%–94.3%)
  Aged 15 and over
  First Nations	60%	(56.7%–62.6%)	90%	(88.3%–92.1%)
  Non-Indigenous	68%	(66.4%–69.4%)	95%	(94.0%–95.4%)

  Notes:

  1. Data sources for First Nations and non-Indigenous people are different. Data for non-Indigenous people come from NHS 2022 which does not cover very remote areas nor discrete Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities. Data for First Nations people come from NATSIHS 2018–19 which covers all areas and includes discrete Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities.
  2. Data have been randomly adjusted to avoid identifying individual people.

  Sources:

  1. ABS (Australian Bureau of Statistics) 2019. Microdata: National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health, Australia, 2018–19, ABS cat. no. 4715.0.55.001, ABS, AIHW analysis of detailed microdata in DataLab, accessed 22 March 2022.
  2. ABS 2023. Microdata: National Health Survey, 2022, ABS, AIHW analysis of detailed microdata in DataLab, accessed 13 February 2024.

  Sources:
  Australian Bureau of Statistics – National Health Survey (NHS) | Data source overview
  Australian Bureau of Statistics – National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Survey | Data source overview
  

• Gender

  Does the proportion of people with disability who report good health vary by gender?

  The data in the graph and the table below show the proportion of people with disability (aged 15 and over) who reported excellent, very good or good health, compared with people without disability, grouped by gender. In 2022, 70% of males with disability reported excellent, very good or good health, as did 67% of females, and 43% of people with disability whose gender was recorded as non-binary (please note that the proportion for the non-binary group has a high margin of error and should be used with caution, and that some categories were not published due to small sample numbers and to protect confidentiality).

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  Gender	With disability	95% Confidence Interval	Without disability	95% Confidence Interval
  Aged 15–64
  Males	73%	(70.1%–76.2%)	94%	(93.3%–95.7%)
  Females	69%	(65.9%–72.2%)	95%	(94.0%–96.4%)
  Non-binary	n.p.	n.p.	n.p.	n.p.
  All persons	71%	(68.6%–72.5%)	95%	(94.2%–95.8%)
  Aged 65 and over
  Males	64%	(59.7%–68.1%)	92%	(88.3%–95.1%)
  Females	62%	(58.9%–65.7%)	94%	(91.2%–96.9%)
  Non-binary	n.p.	n.p.	n.p.	n.p.
  All persons	62%	(59.1%–64.8%)	92%	(89.9%–94.0%)
  Aged 15 and over
  Males	70%	(67.5%–72.1%)	94%	(93.0%–95.2%)
  Females	67%	(64.3%–69.1%)	95%	(94.1%–96.0%)
  Non-binary	*43%	(9.9%–76.0%)	n.p.	n.p.
  All persons	68%	(66.0%–69.1%)	95%	(93.9%–95.3%)

  Notes:

  • * Should be used with caution: proportion has a Margin of Error (MoE) >10 percentage points or proportion ± MoE is <0% or >100%.
  • n.p. (not published) Category has been suppressed to avoid identifying individual people.

  1. Gender data are for people aged 16 and over who were present at interview. Total includes people for whom gender was not collected or reported as ‘Not stated’.
  2. Data have been randomly adjusted to avoid identifying individual people.

  Source: ABS (Australian Bureau of Statistics) 2023. Microdata: National Health Survey, 2022, ABS, AIHW analysis of detailed microdata in DataLab, accessed 13 February 2024.

  * Should be used with caution: proportion has a Margin of Error (MoE) >10 percentage points or proportion ± MoE is <0% or >100%.
  n.p. (not published) Category has been suppressed to avoid identifying individual people.

  Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics – National Health Survey (NHS) | Data source overview
  

• Age group

  Does the proportion of people with disability who report good health vary by age?

  The data in the graph and the table below show the proportion of people with disability (aged 15 and over) who reported excellent, very good or good health, compared with people without disability, grouped by age. In the 15–24 age group, 78% of people with disability reported excellent, very good or good health, compared with 62% in the 65 and over age group.

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  Age group	With disability	95% Confidence Interval	Without disability	95% Confidence Interval
  15–24	78%	(73.0%–83.4%)	97%	(95.6%–98.3%)
  25–44	77%	(73.7%–80.7%)	94%	(93.4%–95.6%)
  45–64	64%	(60.2%–67.0%)	95%	(93.3%–95.8%)
  65 and over	62%	(59.1%–64.8%)	92%	(89.9%–94.0%)
  All ages	68%	(66.0%–69.1%)	95%	(93.9%–95.3%)

  Source: ABS (Australian Bureau of Statistics) 2023. Microdata: National Health Survey, 2022, ABS, AIHW analysis of detailed microdata in DataLab, accessed 13 February 2024.

  Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics – National Health Survey (NHS) | Data source overview
  

• Cultural and linguistic diversity status

  Does the proportion of people with disability who report good health vary by cultural and linguistic diversity background?

  The data in the graph and the table below show the proportion of people with disability (aged 15 and over) who reported excellent, very good or good health, compared with people without disability, by culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) status. In 2022, 61% of people from CALD backgrounds with disability reported excellent, very good or good health, compared with 69% among the non-CALD group.

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  Cultural and linguistic diversity status	With disability	95% Confidence Interval	Without disability	95% Confidence Interval
  Aged 15–64
  CALD	67%	(61.6%–71.9%)	96%	(94.7%–97.1%)
  CALD – low English proficiency	*36%	(18.8%–53.8%)	n.p.	n.p.
  CALD – high English proficiency	71%	(65.6%–76.0%)	96%	(94.4%–97.3%)
  Non-CALD	71%	(69.2%–73.6%)	95%	(93.6%–95.5%)
  All persons	71%	(68.6%–72.5%)	95%	(94.2%–95.8%)
  Aged 65 and over
  CALD	50%	(42.8%–56.6%)	93%	(89.4%–96.7%)
  CALD – low English proficiency	*40%	(24.1%–55.9%)	n.p.	n.p.
  CALD – high English proficiency	54%	(45.5%–62.9%)	*96%	(91.2%–100.0%)
  Non-CALD	65%	(61.8%–68.2%)	92%	(89.2%–94.0%)
  All persons	62%	(59.1%–64.8%)	92%	(89.9%–94.0%)
  Aged 15 and over
  CALD	61%	(56.6%–64.5%)	96%	(94.5%–96.8%)
  CALD – low English proficiency	*39%	(26.3%–50.8%)	92%	(86.6%–97.5%)
  CALD – high English proficiency	66%	(61.5%–69.9%)	96%	(94.9%–97.1%)
  Non-CALD	69%	(67.6%–70.9%)	94%	(93.3%–95.0%)
  All persons	68%	(66.0%–69.1%)	95%	(93.9%–95.3%)

  Notes:

  • * Should be used with caution: proportion has a Margin of Error (MoE) >10 percentage points or proportion ± MoE is <0% or >100%.
  • n.p. (not published) Category has been suppressed to avoid identifying individual people.

  1. Culturally and Linguistically Diverse (CALD) cohort includes people not born in a main English-speaking country and/or who mainly speak a language other than English at home.
  2. English proficiency is reported for people in the CALD cohort only. Low English proficiency group includes people who mainly speak a language other than English at home and say they speak English 'not well' or 'not at all'. High English proficiency group includes people who mainly speak English at home, and those who mainly speak a language other than English at home and say they speak English 'well' or 'very well'.
  3. Data have been randomly adjusted to avoid identifying individual people.

  Source: ABS (Australian Bureau of Statistics) 2023. Microdata: National Health Survey, 2022, ABS, AIHW analysis of detailed microdata in DataLab, accessed 13 February 2024.

  * Should be used with caution: proportion has a Margin of Error (MoE) >10 percentage points or proportion ± MoE is <0% or >100%.
  n.p. (not published) Category has been suppressed to avoid identifying individual people.

  Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics – National Health Survey (NHS) | Data source overview
  

• Remoteness

  Does the proportion of people with disability who report good health vary by remoteness?

  The data in the graph and the table below show the proportion of people with disability (aged 15 and over) who reported excellent, very good or good health, compared with people without disability, grouped by remoteness. In major cities, 68% of people with disability reported excellent, very good or good health, as did 65% in inner regional areas.

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  Remoteness	With disability	95% Confidence Interval	Without disability	95% Confidence Interval
  Aged 15–64
  Major cities	72%	(69.0%–74.1%)	95%	(94.1%–96.0%)
  Inner regional	67%	(60.9%–72.8%)	95%	(93.6%–97.0%)
  Outer Regional and Remote	70%	(62.0%–77.6%)	94%	(92.1%–96.2%)
  All areas	71%	(68.6%–72.5%)	95%	(94.2%–95.8%)
  Aged 65 and over
  Major cities	62%	(58.4%–65.8%)	94%	(91.6%–95.7%)
  Inner regional	63%	(55.3%–70.2%)	88%	(83.3%–93.3%)
  Outer Regional and Remote	59%	(51.9%–67.0%)	88%	(79.6%–96.0%)
  All areas	62%	(59.1%–64.8%)	92%	(89.9%–94.0%)
  Aged 15 and over
  Major cities	68%	(66.4%–70.5%)	95%	(94.0%–95.7%)
  Inner regional	65%	(60.7%–69.8%)	94%	(92.4%–95.6%)
  Outer Regional and Remote	66%	(60.4%–72.0%)	93%	(91.1%–95.3%)
  All areas	68%	(66.0%–69.1%)	95%	(93.9%–95.3%)

  Note: Remoteness is classified according to Accessibility and Remoteness Index of Australia. Data source does not cover very remote areas.

  Source: ABS (Australian Bureau of Statistics) 2023. Microdata: National Health Survey, 2022, ABS, AIHW analysis of detailed microdata in DataLab, accessed 13 February 2024.

  Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics – National Health Survey (NHS) | Data source overview
  

• Disability group

  Does the proportion of people with disability who report good health vary by disability group?

  The data in the graph and the table below show the proportion of people with disability (aged 15 and over) who reported excellent, very good or good health, compared with people without disability, by disability group. Among people with sensory or speech disability, 66% reported excellent, very good or good health, compared with 48% of people with psychosocial disability.

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  Disability group	% of people who have good or excellent health	95% Confidence Interval
  Aged 15–64
  Sensory and speech	70%	(66.1%–74.0%)
  Learning and understanding	59%	(52.6%–66.3%)
  Physical restriction	63%	(60.7%–66.2%)
  Psychosocial	50%	(45.4%–55.4%)
  Head injury, stroke or acquired brain injury	*30%	(14.7%–44.8%)
  Other	48%	(43.6%–52.0%)
  All with disability	71%	(68.6%–72.5%)
  Without disability	95%	(94.2%–95.8%)
  Aged 65 and over
  Sensory and speech	62%	(58.2%–66.3%)
  Learning and understanding	*44%	(33.7%–54.9%)
  Physical restriction	55%	(52.3%–58.0%)
  Psychosocial	36%	(28.4%–44.4%)
  Head injury, stroke or acquired brain injury	*34%	(11.7%–55.8%)
  Other	41%	(36.4%–45.0%)
  All with disability	62%	(59.1%–64.8%)
  Without disability	92%	(89.9%–94.0%)
  Aged 15 and over
  Sensory and speech	66%	(63.4%–69.4%)
  Learning and understanding	56%	(50.4%–61.4%)
  Physical restriction	60%	(58.4%–62.5%)
  Psychosocial	48%	(43.7%–51.8%)
  Head injury, stroke or acquired brain injury	*31%	(19.5%–43.3%)
  Other	45%	(41.9%–47.8%)
  All with disability	68%	(66.0%–69.1%)
  Without disability	95%	(93.9%–95.3%)

  Notes:

  • * Should be used with caution: proportion has a Margin of Error (MoE) >10 percentage points or proportion ± MoE is <0% or >100%.

  1. Components will not add to total as people may report impairments related to more than one disability group. In such cases, people are counted separately for each disability group but are only counted once in the aggregated total.

  Source: ABS (Australian Bureau of Statistics) 2023. Microdata: National Health Survey, 2022, ABS, AIHW analysis of detailed microdata in DataLab, accessed 13 February 2024.

  * Should be used with caution: proportion has a Margin of Error (MoE) >10 percentage points or proportion ± MoE is <0% or >100%.

  Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics – National Health Survey (NHS) | Data source overview
  

• Severity of disability

  Does the proportion of people with disability who report good health vary by severity of disability?

  The data in the graph and the table below show the proportion of people with disability (aged 15 and over) who reported excellent, very good or good health, compared with people without disability, grouped by disability severity. In 2022, the proportion of people with disability who reported excellent, very good or good health was 33% for people with severe or profound disability and 72% for people with other disability status.

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  Severity of disability	% of people who have good or excellent health	95% Confidence Interval
  Aged 15–64
  Severe or profound disability	35%	(26.7%–43.1%)
  Other disability status	75%	(72.7%–76.6%)
  All with disability	71%	(68.6%–72.5%)
  Without disability	95%	(94.2%–95.8%)
  Aged 65 and over
  Severe or profound disability	31%	(22.8%–38.7%)
  Other disability status	68%	(64.2%–71.2%)
  All with disability	62%	(59.1%–64.8%)
  Without disability	92%	(89.9%–94.0%)
  Aged 15 and over
  Severe or profound disability	33%	(27.3%–38.8%)
  Other disability status	72%	(70.6%–74.1%)
  All with disability	68%	(66.0%–69.1%)
  Without disability	95%	(93.9%–95.3%)

  Note: Severe or profound disability means always or sometimes needing assistance or supervision with self-care, mobility, and/or communication.

  Source: ABS (Australian Bureau of Statistics) 2023. Microdata: National Health Survey, 2022, ABS, AIHW analysis of detailed microdata in DataLab, accessed 13 February 2024.

  Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics – National Health Survey (NHS) | Data source overview
  

• Education

  Does the proportion of people with disability who report good health vary by education level?

  The data in the graph and the table below show the proportion of people with disability (aged 15 and over) who reported excellent, very good or good health, compared with people without disability, by highest level of education. In 2022, the proportion of people with disability who reported excellent, very good or good health was 78% for people who completed a bachelor degree or higher and 50% for people who completed a qualification below Year 10 (including Certificate I/II) or had no formal education.

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  Education	With disability	95% Confidence Interval	Without disability	95% Confidence Interval
  Aged 15–64
  None or below Year 10 (incl. Certificate I/II)	*49%	(38.7%–59.1%)	93%	(88.7%–98.2%)
  Year 10/11	60%	(53.5%–66.7%)	92%	(88.6%–95.3%)
  Year 12	76%	(71.1%–81.4%)	96%	(94.6%–97.4%)
  Certificate III/IV or Diploma	72%	(68.6%–74.8%)	94%	(92.5%–95.7%)
  Bachelor Degree or higher	79%	(75.5%–82.6%)	96%	(95.3%–97.2%)
  All persons	71%	(68.6%–72.5%)	95%	(94.2%–95.8%)
  Aged 65 and over
  None or below Year 10 (incl. Certificate I/II)	51%	(44.1%–57.6%)	86%	(79.3%–93.2%)
  Year 10/11	63%	(56.8%–68.4%)	88%	(83.8%–93.2%)
  Year 12	*58%	(47.4%–68.2%)	92%	(86.0%–98.0%)
  Certificate III/IV or Diploma	66%	(60.4%–70.8%)	95%	(92.0%–97.2%)
  Bachelor Degree or higher	75%	(69.6%–79.8%)	*97%	(92.5%–100.0%)
  All persons	62%	(59.1%–64.8%)	92%	(89.9%–94.0%)
  Aged 15 and over
  None or below Year 10 (incl. Certificate I/II)	50%	(44.9%–55.5%)	91%	(87.7%–95.0%)
  Year 10/11	61%	(56.8%–65.5%)	92%	(89.4%–94.0%)
  Year 12	71%	(66.7%–75.4%)	96%	(94.3%–97.1%)
  Certificate III/IV or Diploma	70%	(67.0%–73.2%)	94%	(92.8%–95.5%)
  Bachelor Degree or higher	78%	(74.9%–81.2%)	96%	(95.4%–97.2%)
  All persons	68%	(66.0%–69.1%)	95%	(93.9%–95.3%)

  Notes:

  • * Should be used with caution: proportion has a Margin of Error (MoE) >10 percentage points or proportion ± MoE is <0% or >100%.

  1. Education category ‘None or below Year 10’ includes Year 10, Certificate I and II, Year 9 and below, Certificate not further defined, and persons with no educational attainment. Total includes level not determined (non-school only).
  2. Data have been randomly adjusted to avoid identifying individual people.

  Source: ABS (Australian Bureau of Statistics) 2023. Microdata: National Health Survey, 2022, ABS, AIHW analysis of detailed microdata in DataLab, accessed 13 February 2024.

  * Should be used with caution: proportion has a Margin of Error (MoE) >10 percentage points or proportion ± MoE is <0% or >100%.

  Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics – National Health Survey (NHS) | Data source overview
  

• Employment status

  Does the proportion of people with disability who report good health vary by employment status?

  The data in the graph and the table below show the proportion of people with disability (aged 15 and over) who reported excellent, very good or good health, compared with people without disability, by employment status. In 2022, the proportion of people with disability who reported excellent, very good or good health was 80% for people who were employed and 55% for people who were not in the labour force.

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  Employment status	With disability	95% Confidence Interval	Without disability	95% Confidence Interval
  Aged 15–64
  Employed	80%	(77.6%–82.4%)	95%	(94.3%–96.0%)
  Unemployed	*59%	(42.7%–74.5%)	88%	(80.8%–95.3%)
  Not in the labour force	48%	(43.5%–52.6%)	95%	(93.6%–96.6%)
  All persons	71%	(68.6%–72.5%)	95%	(94.2%–95.8%)
  Aged 65 and over
  Employed	83%	(77.3%–89.2%)	95%	(90.5%–98.9%)
  Unemployed	n.p.	n.p.	n.p.	n.p.
  Not in the labour force	59%	(56.2%–62.5%)	91%	(89.1%–93.3%)
  All persons	62%	(59.1%–64.8%)	92%	(89.9%–94.0%)
  Aged 15 and over
  Employed	80%	(78.1%–82.6%)	95%	(94.3%–96.0%)
  Unemployed	*62%	(48.8%–74.4%)	90%	(85.4%–95.4%)
  Not in the labour force	55%	(52.6%–57.7%)	93%	(92.2%–94.4%)
  All persons	68%	(66.0%–69.1%)	95%	(93.9%–95.3%)

  Notes:

  • * Should be used with caution: proportion has a Margin of Error (MoE) >10 percentage points or proportion ± MoE is <0% or >100%.
  • n.p. (not published) Category has been suppressed to avoid identifying individual people.

  1. Data have been randomly adjusted to avoid identifying individual people.

  Source: ABS (Australian Bureau of Statistics) 2023. Microdata: National Health Survey, 2022, ABS, AIHW analysis of detailed microdata in DataLab, accessed 13 February 2024.

  * Should be used with caution: proportion has a Margin of Error (MoE) >10 percentage points or proportion ± MoE is <0% or >100%.
  n.p. (not published) Category has been suppressed to avoid identifying individual people.

  Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics – National Health Survey (NHS) | Data source overview
  

• Family composition

  Does the proportion of people with disability who report good health vary by family composition?

  The data in the graph and the table below show the proportion of people with disability (aged 15 and over) who reported excellent, very good or good health, compared with people without disability, by household or family composition. In 2022, the proportion of people with disability who reported excellent, very good or good health was 78% for people who lived in a couple family household with children aged under 15 and 51% for people who lived in a lone parent household with children aged 15 and over only.

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  Family composition	With disability	95% Confidence Interval	Without disability	95% Confidence Interval
  Aged 15–64
  Lone person	64%	(59.0%–68.9%)	93%	(91.4%–95.4%)
  Couple family without children	71%	(67.0%–75.5%)	95%	(93.3%–96.2%)
  Couple family with children under 15	78%	(73.9%–82.3%)	96%	(94.5%–97.0%)
  Couple family with children 15 and over only	76%	(70.8%–81.4%)	96%	(94.6%–98.1%)
  Lone parent family with children under 15	*65%	(51.7%–79.1%)	93%	(88.5%–97.1%)
  Lone parent family with children 15 and over only	54%	(46.5%–61.2%)	93%	(89.5%–96.3%)
  Other household composition	*63%	(51.2%–75.6%)	92%	(87.9%–96.6%)
  All persons	71%	(68.6%–72.5%)	95%	(94.2%–95.8%)
  Aged 65 and over
  Lone person	62%	(57.6%–65.7%)	90%	(87.2%–93.8%)
  Couple family without children	65%	(60.3%–69.4%)	93%	(91.0%–95.8%)
  Couple family with children under 15	n.p.	n.p.	n.p.	n.p.
  Couple family with children 15 and over only	*51%	(37.1%–65.6%)	n.p.	n.p.
  Lone parent family with children under 15	n.p.	n.p.	n.p.	n.p.
  Lone parent family with children 15 and over only	*42%	(26.2%–57.8%)	n.p.	n.p.
  Other household composition	*68%	(45.4%–91.2%)	n.p.	n.p.
  All persons	62%	(59.1%–64.8%)	92%	(89.9%–94.0%)
  Aged 15 and over
  Lone person	63%	(59.7%–65.7%)	92%	(90.7%–94.2%)
  Couple family without children	68%	(64.5%–70.9%)	94%	(93.2%–95.6%)
  Couple family with children under 15	78%	(73.9%–81.8%)	96%	(94.8%–97.0%)
  Couple family with children 15 and over only	72%	(66.8%–77.5%)	96%	(94.7%–98.1%)
  Lone parent family with children under 15	*64%	(51.6%–76.1%)	92%	(87.4%–95.6%)
  Lone parent family with children 15 and over only	51%	(44.8%–57.3%)	92%	(88.7%–95.0%)
  Other household composition	*64%	(53.0%–75.6%)	92%	(87.4%–95.8%)
  All persons	68%	(66.0%–69.1%)	95%	(93.9%–95.3%)

  Notes:

  • * Should be used with caution: proportion has a Margin of Error (MoE) >10 percentage points or proportion ± MoE is <0% or >100%.
  • n.p. (not published) Category has been suppressed to avoid identifying individual people.

  1. Couple and lone parent families with children aged under 15 may also include children aged 15 and over.
  2. Data have been randomly adjusted to avoid identifying individual people.

  Source: ABS (Australian Bureau of Statistics) 2023. Microdata: National Health Survey, 2022, ABS, AIHW analysis of detailed microdata in DataLab, accessed 13 February 2024.

  * Should be used with caution: proportion has a Margin of Error (MoE) >10 percentage points or proportion ± MoE is <0% or >100%.
  n.p. (not published) Category has been suppressed to avoid identifying individual people.

  Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics – National Health Survey (NHS) | Data source overview
  

• Sexual orientation

  Does the proportion of people with disability who report good health vary by sexual orientation?

  The data in the graph and the table below show the proportion of people with disability (aged 15 and over) who reported excellent, very good or good health, compared with people without disability, by sexual orientation. In 2022, the proportion of people with disability who reported excellent, very good or good health was 68% for straight (heterosexual) people and 68% for people whose sexual orientation was gay, lesbian, bisexual, or other.

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  Sexual orientation	With disability	95% Confidence Interval	Without disability	95% Confidence Interval
  Aged 15–64
  Straight (heterosexual)	71%	(69.1%–73.6%)	95%	(94.1%–95.8%)
  Gay, lesbian, bisexual, or different term	*68%	(57.2%–78.4%)	91%	(84.1%–96.9%)
  All persons	71%	(68.6%–72.5%)	95%	(94.2%–95.8%)
  Aged 65 and over
  Straight (heterosexual)	63%	(60.4%–66.0%)	93%	(90.6%–94.9%)
  Gay, lesbian, bisexual, or different term	n.p.	n.p.	n.p.	n.p.
  All persons	62%	(59.1%–64.8%)	92%	(89.9%–94.0%)
  Aged 15 and over
  Straight (heterosexual)	68%	(66.7%–70.0%)	95%	(93.9%–95.4%)
  Gay, lesbian, bisexual, or different term	68%	(58.2%–77.1%)	92%	(87.2%–96.7%)
  All persons	68%	(66.0%–69.1%)	95%	(93.9%–95.3%)

  Notes:

  • * Should be used with caution: proportion has a Margin of Error (MoE) >10 percentage points or proportion ± MoE is <0% or >100%.
  • n.p. (not published) Category has been suppressed to avoid identifying individual people.

  1. Sexual orientation data are for people aged 16 and over who were present at interview. Total includes people for whom sexual orientation data was not collected or reported as ‘Not stated’. Categories ‘Gay or lesbian’, ‘Bisexual’, and ‘Different term’ are combined for reporting purposes for confidentiality reasons and to avoid identifying individual people.
  2. Data have been randomly adjusted to avoid identifying individual people.

  Source: ABS (Australian Bureau of Statistics) 2023. Microdata: National Health Survey, 2022, ABS, AIHW analysis of detailed microdata in DataLab, accessed 13 February 2024.

  * Should be used with caution: proportion has a Margin of Error (MoE) >10 percentage points or proportion ± MoE is <0% or >100%.
  n.p. (not published) Category has been suppressed to avoid identifying individual people.

  Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics – National Health Survey (NHS) | Data source overview
  

• Gender diversity

  Does the proportion of people with disability who report good health vary by gender diversity status?

  The data in the graph and the table below show the proportion of people with disability (aged 15 and over) who reported excellent, very good or good health, compared with people without disability, by cisgender and trans and gender diverse status. In 2022, the proportion of people with disability who reported excellent, very good or good health was 68% for cisgender people with disability and 45% for trans and gender diverse people with disability (please note that the proportion for the trans and gender diverse group has a high margin of error and should be used with caution, and that some categories were not published due to small sample numbers and to protect confidentiality).

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  Gender diversity status	With disability	95% Confidence Interval	Without disability	95% Confidence Interval
  Aged 15–64
  Cisgender	71%	(68.9%–73.4%)	95%	(94.1%–95.7%)
  Trans and gender diverse	*46%	(25.2%–67.4%)	n.p.	n.p.
  All persons	71%	(68.6%–72.5%)	95%	(94.2%–95.8%)
  Aged 65 and over
  Cisgender	63%	(60.6%–66.1%)	93%	(90.4%–94.9%)
  Trans and gender diverse	n.p.	n.p.	n.p.	n.p.
  All persons	62%	(59.1%–64.8%)	92%	(89.9%–94.0%)
  Aged 15 and over
  Cisgender	68%	(66.7%–70.1%)	95%	(93.9%–95.3%)
  Trans and gender diverse	*45%	(29.7%–60.5%)	n.p.	n.p.
  All persons	68%	(66.0%–69.1%)	95%	(93.9%–95.3%)

  Notes:

  • * Should be used with caution: proportion has a Margin of Error (MoE) >10 percentage points or proportion ± MoE is <0% or >100%.
  • n.p. (not published) Category has been suppressed to avoid identifying individual people.

  1. Cisgender and trans and gender diverse data are for people aged 16 and over who were present at interview. Total includes people for whom this information was not collected or could not be determined.
  2. Data have been randomly adjusted to avoid identifying individual people.

  Source: ABS (Australian Bureau of Statistics) 2023. Microdata: National Health Survey, 2022, ABS, AIHW analysis of detailed microdata in DataLab, accessed 13 February 2024.

  * Should be used with caution: proportion has a Margin of Error (MoE) >10 percentage points or proportion ± MoE is <0% or >100%.
  n.p. (not published) Category has been suppressed to avoid identifying individual people.

  Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics – National Health Survey (NHS) | Data source overview