Trends
Has the proportion of people with disability who can access buildings or facilities without difficulty increased over time?
The data in the graph and the table below show the proportion of people with disability and communication or mobility limitations (aged 5 and over) who had no difficulty accessing buildings or facilities in the last 12 months. Data from 2015 to 2022 are used. In 2022, 74% of people with disability had no difficulty accessing buildings or facilities, and 72% in 2015. The baseline used to track change over time was 69% in 2018.
More detailed data by age group are shown in the table.
Source:
Australian Bureau of Statistics – Survey of Disability, Ageing and Carers (SDAC)
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Data source overview
State and territory
Does the proportion of people with disability who can access buildings or facilities without difficulty vary between states and territories?
The data in the graph and the table below show the proportion of people with disability and communication or mobility limitations (aged 5 and over) who had no difficulty accessing buildings or facilities in the last 12 months, grouped by Australian states and territories. In 2022, 78% of people with disability living in Queensland and 69% in New South Wales had no difficulty accessing buildings or facilities (please note that results for some jurisdictions were not published due to small sample numbers and to protect confidentiality).
More detailed data by age group are shown in the table.
# 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 proportion of people with disability who can access buildings or facilities without difficulty vary for First Nations people and non-Indigenous Australians?
The data in the graph and the table below show the proportion of people with disability and communication or mobility limitations (aged 5 and over) who had no difficulty accessing buildings or facilities in the last 12 months, by Indigenous status. In 2022, 84% of First Nations people with disability had no difficulty accessing buildings or facilities and 73% of non-Indigenous people (please note that the proportion for the First Nations group has a high margin of error and should be used with caution).
More detailed data by age group are shown in the table.
# 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) | Data source overview
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Does the proportion of people with disability who can access buildings or facilities without difficulty vary by sex?
The data in the graph and the table below show the proportion of people with disability and communication or mobility limitations (aged 5 and over) who had no difficulty accessing buildings or facilities in the last 12 months, for males and females. In 2022, 78% of males with disability had no difficulty accessing buildings or facilities, compared with 69% of females.
More detailed data by age group are shown in the table.
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics – Survey of Disability, Ageing and Carers (SDAC) | Data source overview
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Does the proportion of people with disability who can access buildings or facilities without difficulty vary by age?
The data in the graph and the table below show the proportion of people with disability and communication or mobility limitations (aged 5 and over) who had no difficulty accessing buildings or facilities in the last 12 months, grouped by age. In 2022, 85% of people with disability aged 5–14 had no difficulty accessing buildings or facilities, compared with 70% of those aged 65 and over.
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics – Survey of Disability, Ageing and Carers (SDAC) | Data source overview
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Does the proportion of people with disability who can access buildings or facilities without difficulty vary by cultural and linguistic diversity background?
The data in the graph and the table below show the proportion of people with disability and communication or mobility limitations (aged 5 and over) who had no difficulty accessing buildings or facilities in the last 12 months, by culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) status. In 2022, 69% of people from CALD backgrounds with disability had no difficulty accessing buildings or facilities, and 75% among the non-CALD group.
More detailed data by age group are shown in the 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 proportion of people with disability who can access buildings or facilities without difficulty vary by remoteness?
The data in the graph and the table below show the proportion of people with disability and communication or mobility limitations (aged 5 and over) who had no difficulty accessing buildings or facilities in the last 12 months, grouped by remoteness. In 2022, 78% of people with disability in outer regional and remote areas had no difficulty accessing buildings or facilities, and 72% of those in in major cities.
More detailed data by age group are shown in the table.
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics – Survey of Disability, Ageing and Carers (SDAC) | Data source overview
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Does the proportion of people with disability who can access buildings or facilities without difficulty vary by disability group?
The data in the graph and the table below show the proportion of people with disability and communication or mobility limitations (aged 5 and over) who had no difficulty accessing buildings or facilities in the last 12 months, by disability group. In 2022, 74% of people in the learning and understanding disability group had no difficulty accessing buildings or facilities, compared with 62% of people with head injury, stroke or acquired brain injury.
More detailed data by age group are shown in the table.
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics – Survey of Disability, Ageing and Carers (SDAC) | Data source overview
Does the proportion of people with disability who can access buildings or facilities without difficulty vary for Autistic and non-Autistic people?
The data in the graph and the table below show the proportion of people with disability and communication or mobility limitations (aged 5 and over) who had no difficulty accessing buildings or facilities in the last 12 months, by whether they have autism. In 2022, 81% of Autistic people with disability had no difficulty accessing buildings or facilities, compared with 73% of non-Autistic people with disability.
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.
More detailed data by age group are shown in the table.
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 proportion of people with disability who can access buildings or facilities without difficulty vary by severity of disability?
The data in the graph and the table below show the proportion of people with disability and communication or mobility limitations (aged 5 and over) who had no difficulty accessing buildings or facilities in the last 12 months, grouped by disability severity. In 2022, 70% of people with severe or profound disability had no difficulty accessing buildings or facilities, compared with 85% for people with other disability status.
More detailed data by age group are shown in the table.
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics – Survey of Disability, Ageing and Carers (SDAC) | Data source overview
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