NDIS participants capacity to self-advocate Data dictionary

Proportion of NDIS participants who feel able to advocate (stand up) for themselves.

March 2026 (Q3 of 2025–26)

December 2021 (Q2 of 2021–22)

NDIS active participants aged 15–64.

Number of NDIS participants who responded 'Yes' to the question 'Do you feel able to advocate (stand up) for yourself? That is, do you feel able to speak up if you have issues or problems with accessing supports?'.

Number of NDIS participants who have responded to the question 'Do you feel able to advocate (stand up) for yourself? That is, do you feel able to speak up if you have issues or problems with accessing supports?'.

Number of responding NDIS participants aged 15–64 who say they are able to advocate for themselves, divided by the number of responding NDIS participants aged 15–64 who responded to the question 'Do you feel able to advocate (stand up) for yourself? That is, do you feel able to speak up if you have issues or problems with accessing supports?'.

Expressed as a percentage.

100 × (Numerator ÷ Denominator)

1. 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.
2. Some grouping has been performed to avoid displaying small cell counts.