Data dictionary - Young NDIS participant employment - Employment and financial security - Australian Institute of Health and Welfare

Attributes

Outcome area	Employment and financial security
Priority	Transition to employment
Measure	Proportion of NDIS young people (aged 15–24) in employment.
Most recent data	March 2026 (Q3 of 2025–26)
Baseline data	December 2021 (Q2 of 2021–22)
Population	NDIS participants aged 15–24.
Numerator	Number of NDIS participants who answer ‘Yes’ to ‘Are you currently working in a paid job?’.
Denominator	Number of NDIS participants who answer the question ‘Are you currently working in a paid job?’.
Computation description	Number of NDIS participants aged 15–24 currently in a paid job, divided by number of NDIS participants aged 15–24. Expressed as a percentage.
Computation	100 × (Numerator ÷ Denominator)
Notes	To be eligible for the NDIS, a person must meet the disability requirements or the early intervention requirements. Disability requirements include that the disability is caused by an impairment, is likely to be permanent and significantly impacts the individual's ability to perform everyday activities and is likely to need NDIS support for life. Early intervention requirements are that the individual has an impairment that is likely to be permanent or are a child younger than 9 with development delay and that early intervention supports are likely to reduce their future support needs and be of benefit to the individual. Some grouping has been performed to avoid displaying small cell counts.

Source Name	National Disability Insurance Agency (NDIA) – Business Systems

Measure	Young NDIS participant employment