Digital inclusion gap

Population groups

• Sex and gender

  Does the difference in digital inclusion between people with disability and the Australian population vary by gender?

  The data in the graph and the table below show the difference in digital inclusion between people with disability (aged 18 and over) and the Australian population, for males and females. In 2021, the score difference in digital inclusion between people with disability and the Australian population was 13.9 for males and 5.4 for females.

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  Gender	With disability	Total population	Gap
  Males	57.9	71.8	13.9
  Females	65.4	70.8	5.4
  All persons	62.0	71.1	9.1

  Notes:

  1. The ADII is based on the Australian Internet Usage Survey (AIUS). The survey sample is stratified and weighted to reflect the Australian population. In 2021 the sample comprised 2,287 people. The sample size of respondents with disability was 374.
  2. The ADII has three dimensions for measuring personal levels of digital inclusion (Access, Affordability and Digital Ability).
  3. Individual Index dimensions are equally weighted in the construction of the total Index to derive an overall score on a scale 0–100.
  4. The Index threshold scores for the four groups of inclusion/exclusion: Highly excluded (45 or below); Excluded (above 45 and below 61); Included (61 to below 80); Highly included (80 and above).
  5. The gap reported for this ADS measure is the difference in points between the ADII score for the total population and that for people with disability.
  6. People with disability are those who report the presence of a chronic disability, health condition or injury that restricts their everyday activities.
  7. Data are for people aged 18 and over.

  Source: Thomas, J., Barraket, J., Parkinson, S., Wilson, C., Holcombe-James, I., Brydon, A., Kennedy, J. (2021). Australian Digital Inclusion Index: 2021, Dashboard Dataset Release 1. Melbourne: RMIT and Swinburne University of Technology, and Telstra.

  Source: Australian Digital Inclusion Index (ADII) | Data source overview
  

• Age group

  Does the difference in digital inclusion between people with disability and the Australian population vary by age?

  The data in the graph and the table below show the difference in digital inclusion between people with disability (aged 18 and over) and the Australian population, grouped by age. In 2021, in the 45–54 age group, the score difference in digital inclusion between people with disability and the Australian population was 8.9, and 0.3 in the 75 and over age group.

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  Age group	With disability	Total population	Gap
  18–44	75.5	79.5	4.0
  45–54	63.4	72.3	8.9
  55–64	58.2	66.8	8.6
  65–74	53.0	57.3	4.3
  75 and over	47.1	47.4	0.3
  All ages	62.0	71.1	9.1

  Notes:

  1. The ADII is based on the Australian Internet Usage Survey (AIUS). The survey sample is stratified and weighted to reflect the Australian population. In 2021 the sample comprised 2,287 people. The sample size of respondents with disability was 374.
  2. The ADII has three dimensions for measuring personal levels of digital inclusion (Access, Affordability and Digital Ability).
  3. Individual Index dimensions are equally weighted in the construction of the total Index to derive an overall score on a scale 0–100.
  4. The Index threshold scores for the four groups of inclusion/exclusion: Highly excluded (45 or below); Excluded (above 45 and below 61); Included (61 to below 80); Highly included (80 and above).
  5. The gap reported for this ADS measure is the difference in points between the ADII score for the total population and that for people with disability.
  6. People with disability are those who report the presence of a chronic disability, health condition or injury that restricts their everyday activities.
  7. Data are for people aged 18 and over.
  8. For people with disability, the age group category, 45–54 has a low sample size (below 50 respondents) and should be treated with caution.

  Source: Thomas, J., Barraket, J., Parkinson, S., Wilson, C., Holcombe-James, I., Brydon, A., Kennedy, J. (2021). Australian Digital Inclusion Index: 2021, Dashboard Dataset Release 1. Melbourne: RMIT and Swinburne University of Technology, and Telstra.

  Source: Australian Digital Inclusion Index (ADII) | Data source overview
  

• Language background

  Does the difference in digital inclusion between people with disability and the Australian population vary by language background?

  The data in the graph and the table below show the difference in digital inclusion between people with disability (aged 18 and over) and the Australian population, by language background. In 2021, for people with a language background other than English (LOTE), the score difference in digital inclusion between people with disability and the Australian population was 6.7. It was 9.1 for people with a non-LOTE background.

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  CALD status	With disability	Total population	Gap
  LOTE	67.2	73.9	6.7
  Non-LOTE	61.3	70.4	9.1
  All persons	62.0	71.1	9.1

  Notes:

  1. The ADII is based on the Australian Internet Usage Survey (AIUS). The survey sample is stratified and weighted to reflect the Australian population. In 2021 the sample comprised 2,287 people. The sample size of respondents with disability was 374.
  2. The ADII has three dimensions for measuring personal levels of digital inclusion (Access, Affordability and Digital Ability).
  3. Individual Index dimensions are equally weighted in the construction of the total Index to derive an overall score on a scale 0–100.
  4. The Index threshold scores for the four groups of inclusion/exclusion: Highly excluded (45 or below); Excluded (above 45 and below 61); Included (61 to below 80); Highly included (80 and above).
  5. The gap reported for this ADS measure is the difference in points between the ADII score for the total population and that for people with disability.
  6. People with disability are those who report the presence of a chronic disability, health condition or injury that restricts their everyday activities.
  7. Data are for people aged 18 and over.
  8. For people with disability, the LOTE category has a low sample size (below 50 respondents) and should be treated with caution.

  Source: Thomas, J., Barraket, J., Parkinson, S., Wilson, C., Holcombe-James, I., Brydon, A., Kennedy, J. (2021). Australian Digital Inclusion Index: 2021, Dashboard Dataset Release 1. Melbourne: RMIT and Swinburne University of Technology, and Telstra.

  Source: Australian Digital Inclusion Index (ADII) | Data source overview
  

• Remoteness

  Does the difference in digital inclusion between people with disability and the Australian population vary by remoteness?

  The data in the graph and the table below show the difference in digital inclusion between people with disability (aged 18 and over) and the Australian population, grouped by remoteness. In 2021, in regional areas, the score difference in digital inclusion between people with disability and the Australian population was 9.2, and 8.6 in metro areas.

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  Remoteness	With disability	Total population	Gap
  Metro	64.3	72.9	8.6
  Regional	58.2	67.4	9.2
  All areas	62.0	71.1	9.1

  Notes:

  1. The ADII is based on the Australian Internet Usage Survey (AIUS). The survey sample is stratified and weighted to reflect the Australian population. In 2021 the sample comprised 2,287 people. The sample size of respondents with disability was 374.
  2. The ADII has three dimensions for measuring personal levels of digital inclusion (Access, Affordability and Digital Ability).
  3. Individual Index dimensions are equally weighted in the construction of the total Index to derive an overall score on a scale 0–100.
  4. The Index threshold scores for the four groups of inclusion/exclusion: Highly excluded (45 or below); Excluded (above 45 and below 61); Included (61 to below 80); Highly included (80 and above).
  5. The gap reported for this ADS measure is the difference in points between the ADII score for the total population and that for people with disability.
  6. People with disability are those who report the presence of a chronic disability, health condition or injury that restricts their everyday activities.
  7. Data are for people aged 18 and over.

  Source: Thomas, J., Barraket, J., Parkinson, S., Wilson, C., Holcombe-James, I., Brydon, A., Kennedy, J. (2021). Australian Digital Inclusion Index: 2021, Dashboard Dataset Release 1. Melbourne: RMIT and Swinburne University of Technology, and Telstra.

  Source: Australian Digital Inclusion Index (ADII) | Data source overview