Social participation Data dictionary

Proportion of people with disability who were an active member of club or association, or participated in community, political, religious, activism, or nonprofit activites¹.

2022

2018

People aged 15 and over with disability, living in households.

Number of people with disability aged 15 and over who were an active member of club or association, or participated in community, political, religious, activism, or nonprofit activities.

Number of people with disability aged 5 and over, living in households.

The number of people aged 15 and over with disability living in households who were an active member of club or association, or participated in a community, political, religious, activism or nonprofit activities, divided by the number of people aged 15 and over with disability living in households.

Expressed as a percentage.

100 × (Numerator ÷ Denominator)

1. The Strategy would like to see the following tracked – Proportion of people with disability actively involved in community, cultural, or religious groups in the past 12 months or have taken part in an activity they organised. Available data do not allow the exact measure listed by the Strategy to be tracked. Currently an alternative measure is reported.
2. Prior to January 2025, this measure was reported based on the ABS Survey of Disability, Ageing and Carers (SDAC). Data for this measure were not collected in the 2022 SDAC. Therefore, from January 2025, this measure is reported based on a different data source.
3. While the data source has annual data collection, the module on participation in community, political, religious, activism or nonprofit activities is asked every 4 years. Therefore, reporting of this measure is 4-yearly.