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 2022 are used. In 2022, 91% of people with disability did not need additional aids, and 94% in 2012. The baseline used to track change over time was 94% in 2018.
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 2022, 92% of people with disability in both Victoria and Queensland and 88% in Western Australia did not need additional aids (please note that results for some jurisdictions were not published due to small sample numbers and to protect confidentiality).
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 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 2022, 91% of both First Nations people and non-Indigenous people 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 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 2022, 91% of both males and 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 2022, 96% of people with disability aged 15–24 did not need additional aids, compared with 90% of those aged 45–64 and 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 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 2022, 88% of people from CALD backgrounds with disability did not need additional aids, and 92% in 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 2022, 92% of people with disability living in inner regional areas and 91% in both major cities and outer regional and remote 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 2022, 90% of people with physical restriction did not need additional aids, compared with 82% 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
Does the proportion of people with disability who do not need additional aids vary for Autistic and non-Autistic people?
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 whether they have autism. In 2022, 88% of Autistic people with disability did not need additional aids, compared with 91% 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.
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 2022, the proportion of people with disability who did not need additional aids was 83% for people with severe or profound disability and 95% 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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