Trends
Has the proportion of people with disability who do not need additional aids changed over time?
The data in the graph and the table below show the proportion of people with disability (of all ages) who do not need additional aids. Data from 2012 to 2018 are used. In 2012, 2015 and 2018, 94% of people with disability did not need additional aids.
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 do not need additional aids vary between states and territories?
The data in the graph and the table below show the proportion of people with disability (of all ages) who do not need additional aids, grouped by Australian states and territories. In 2018, 96% of people with disability in Western Australia did not need additional aids, and 92% of those in Tasmania.
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 do not need additional aids 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 (of all ages) who do not need additional aids, by Indigenous status. In 2018, 93% of First Nations people with disability did not need additional aids, and 94% 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 do not need additional aids vary by sex?
The data in the graph and the table below show the proportion of people with disability (of all ages) who do not need additional aids, for males and females. In 2018, 95% of males and 93% of females with disability did not need additional aids.
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 do not need additional aids vary by age?
The data in the graph and the table below show the proportion of people with disability (of all ages) who do not need additional aids, grouped by age. In 2018, 96% of people with disability aged 15–24 did not need additional aids, compared with 93% of those aged 45–64.
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 do not need additional aids vary by cultural and linguistic diversity background?
The data in the graph and the table below show the proportion of people with disability (of all ages) who do not need additional aids, by culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) status. In 2018, 94% of people from CALD backgrounds with disability did not need additional aids, the same as 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 do not need additional aids vary by remoteness?
The data in the graph and the table below show the proportion of people with disability (of all ages) who do not need additional aids, grouped by remoteness. In 2018, 95% of people with disability living in outer regional and remote areas and 94% in major cities and inner regional areas did not need additional aids.
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 do not need additional aids vary by disability group?
The data in the graph and the table below show the proportion of people with disability (of all ages) who do not need additional aids, by disability group. In 2018, 92% of people with sensory and speech disability, intellectual disability, or physical restriction did not need additional aids, compared with 88% of those with head injury, stroke or acquired brain injury.
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 do not need additional aids vary by severity of disability?
The data in the graph and the table below show the proportion of people with disability (of all ages) who do not need additional aids, grouped by disability severity. In 2018, the proportion of people with disability who did not need additional aids was 87% for people with severe or profound disability and 97% 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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