Data dictionary - NDIS participants capacity to self-advocate - Safety, rights and justice - Australian Institute of Health and Welfare

Attributes

Outcome area	Safety, rights and justice
Priority	Rights are protected and upheld
Measure	Proportion of NDIS participants who feel able to advocate (stand up) for themselves.
Most recent data	December 2025 (Q2 of 2025–26)
Baseline data	December 2021 (Q2 of 2021–22)
Population	NDIS active participants aged 15–64.
Numerator	Number of NDIS participants aged 15–64 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?'.
Denominator	Number of NDIS participants aged 15–64 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?'.
Computation description	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.
Computation	100 × (Numerator ÷ Denominator)
Notes	Some grouping has been performed to avoid displaying cell counts.

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

Measure	NDIS participants capacity to self-advocate