Trends
Has the proportion of people with disability who have difficulty accessing government buildings decreased 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 difficulty accessing government buildings in the past 12 months. In 2018, 8.1% of people with disability had difficulty accessing government buildings, as did 7.6% in 2015.
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 have difficulty accessing government buildings 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 difficulty accessing government buildings in the past 12 months, grouped by Australian states and territories. In 2018, 12% of people with disability living in South Australia had difficulty accessing government buildings, compared with 6.6% in Western Australia (please note that some categories were not published due to small sample numbers and to protect confidentiality).
n.p. (not published) Category has 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 have difficulty accessing government buildings 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 difficulty accessing government buildings in the past 12 months, by Indigenous status. In 2018, 7.3% of First Nations people with disability had difficulty accessing government buildings, as did 8.1% of non-Indigenous 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 have difficulty accessing government buildings 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 difficulty accessing government buildings in the past 12 months, for males and females. In 2018, 8.1% of both males and females with disability had difficulty accessing government buildings.
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 have difficulty accessing government buildings 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 difficulty accessing government buildings in the past 12 months, grouped by age. In 2018, 11% of people with disability aged 45–64 had difficulty accessing government buildings, compared with 3.1% of those aged 5–24.
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 have difficulty accessing government buildings 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 difficulty accessing government buildings in the past 12 months, by culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) status. In 2018, 6.0% of people from CALD backgrounds with disability had difficulty accessing government buildings, compared with 8.6% among the non-CALD group.
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 have difficulty accessing government buildings 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 difficulty accessing government buildings in the past 12 months, grouped by remoteness. In 2018, 11% of people with disability living in outer regional and remote areas had difficulty accessing government buildings, compared with 7.6% in major cities.
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 have difficulty accessing government buildings 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 difficulty accessing government buildings in the past 12 months, by disability group. In 2018, 10% of people with psychosocial disability had difficulty accessing government buildings, compared with 7.4% of people with intellectual disability.
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 have difficulty accessing government buildings 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 difficulty accessing government buildings in the past 12 months, grouped by disability severity. In 2018, the proportion of people with disability who had difficulty accessing government buildings was 8.8% for people with severe or profound disability and 6.1% for people with other disability status.
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics – Survey of Disability, Ageing and Carers (SDAC) | Data source overview
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